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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
Hammersmith 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Frozen Foods | Tons | Cwts. | Lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beefburgers | 1 | 105 | |
| Cheeseburgers | 8 | ||
| Chicken pies | 30 | ||
| Chips | 1 | 79 | |
| Cream Cakes | 42 | ||
| Fish | 7 | 8 | |
| Fish Cakes | 53 | ||
| Fish Fingers | 3 | 12 | |
| Fruit Juice | 56 | ||
| Ice Cream | 1 | 79 | |
| Meat | 4 | 36 | |
| Meat Pies | 94 | ||
| Mousse | 83 | ||
| Offal | 60 | ||
| Pastry | 1 | 13 | |
| Poultry | 6 | 91 | |
| Rissoles | 82 | ||
| Sausages | 35 | ||
| Sausage Rolls | 3 | ||
| Steakburgers | 1 | 48 | |
| Vegetables | 12 | 106 | |
| Total | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Food Complaints During the year 98 complaints were received from members of the general public in -connection with food purchased in the Borough. The following summary shows the action taken after full investigation in each case:-
| 1. | Poor quality sausage rolls. | Producers notified. |
| 2. | Doughnuts, unpleasant taste. | Baker had added salt instead of sugar. |
| 3. | Sliced Hovis loaf - foreign matter. | No action in view of Public Analyst's Report. |
| 4. | Tea tasting of carbolic. | No action. |
| 5. | Portion of chicken had abnormal taste. | Nothing abnormal found. |
| 6. | Mouldy pork pie. | Legal proceedings. |
| 7. | Apples had abnormal taste. | No abnormality found. |
| 8. | Mould spots on ham sandwich. | Letter to retailer. |
| 9. | Foreign matter in wrapped sliced loaf. | Warning letter to producers. |
| 10. | Butter had unpleasant smell. | Legal proceedings. |
| 11. | Sausages contained strange colour. | Normal colouring matter. |
| 12. | Bread alleged to contain glass. | Warning to manufacturer. |
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