[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough] page 42

Hammersmith 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Unsound Food Condemned 1962—continued
FROZEN FOODS
Arctic Roll 1 pkt. Mousse 97 pkts.
Chicken 13 pkts. Pastry 6 pkts.
Cream Cakes 6 pkts. Pudding Mixture 1 pkt.
Fish 102 pkts. Potatoes 16 pkts.
Fishcakes 137 pkts. Sausage Rolls 33 pkts.
Hamburgers 43 pkts. Sweet Corn 3 pkts.
Meat 8 pkts. Vegetables 373 pkts.
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Table: Throughout the year 750 samples of food and drugs taken by the Food and Drugs Inspector were submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical analysis. Adverse reports received in respect of 3 samples are shown in the following summary :—

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Throughout the year 750 samples of food and drugs taken by the Food and Drugs Inspector were submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical analysis. Adverse reports received in respect of 3 samples are shown in the following summary :—

Sample	Infringement	Remarks
Canned Red Cherries	Contained non-permitted colour.	Informal sample.
Canned Red Cherries	Contained non-permitted colour.	Reported to Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food.
Butter	Contained 17.7 per cent water.	Informal sample. (Formal samples taken.)

Table: During the year 30 complaints were received from members of the public in connection with food. The following summary shows the action taken after full investigations into each case.

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During the year 30 complaints were received from members of the public in connection with food. The following summary shows the action taken after full investigations into each case.

Nature of Complaint	Action taken
Glass in cheese	Penalty £2 : 7 gns. costs
Stone in bottle of milk	Warning letter
Dirty bottle of milk	Penalty £12: 3 gns costs
Glass in carton of peas	Warning letter
Poor quality walnuts	Stock surrendered
Foreign substance in bread	Warning letter
Hair in corned beef	Informal action
Alleged glass in milk bottle	Informal action
Stone in fruit cake	Informal action
Malformation in egg	Informal action
Hair in pot of marmalade	Informal action
Insects in chocolate eclairs	Penalty £5 : 3 gns. costs
Mouldy steak and kidney pie	Warning letter
Insects in sterilised milk	Penalty £3 : 3 gns. costs
Mouldy meat pie	Penalty £3 : 3 gns. costs
Mouldy bread	Penalty £10 : 5 gns. costs
Mouldy Pork pie	Penalty £5 : 3 gns. costs

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Table: Throughout the year 750 samples of food and drugs taken by the Food and Drugs Inspector were submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical analysis. Adverse reports received in respect of 3 samples are shown in the following summary :—

Table: During the year 30 complaints were received from members of the public in connection with food. The following summary shows the action taken after full investigations into each case.