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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finsbury 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The Council instituted legal proceedings under the Food & Drugs Act, 1955 as under:
| Date | Premises | Offence | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3.56 | 72 White Lion St. | Bread contaminated by mice droppings sold in contravention of Section 2 Pood & Drugs Act, 1955. | Fined £20 Costs £5.5.0. |
| 22.8.56 | 34 Chapel Market | Tapioca flakes containing extraneous matter (glass) sold in contravention of Section 2 Pood & Drugs Act, 1955. | Fined£2.Costs £5.5.0. |
| 6.12.56 | 365 St. John St. | Bread roll containing "Blatta Orientaiis" sold in contra-vention of Section 2 Pood & Drugs Act, 1955. | Pined £5. Costs £10.10.0. |
| 6.12.56 | Stall No. 43. Licence No. 97. Chapel Market | "Vinegar" not of the nature and substance demanded, (formal sample) sold in contravention of Section 2 Food & Drugs Act, 1955. | Fined £5, Costs £3.3.0. |
Bacteriological Examination of Food
The pathological laboratory in the Health Centre was used whenever
possible during the year for the routine examination of various
types of food and whenever suspicion of contamination arose.
Details of milk and ice cream examinations are given elsewhere, but the following additional foods were examined during 1956:
| Canned pork & veal products | 7 |
| Steak pies | 5 |
| Pork pie | 1 |
| Sausages | 6 |
| Canned Milk | 6 |
| Imitation cream filled cakes | 8 |
| Total | 33 |
In general the bacterial quality of these foods was found to be
satisfactory except in the case of the canned milk and certain of the
veal and pork products. With regard to the former. 2 out of 6 tins
of evaporated milk examined were found to contain staphylococci
organisms and formed part of a consignment retailed at a reduced price
originally released as old stock by the Ministry of Pood for manufacturing