London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hampstead 1963

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

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52
ADULTERATED OR UNSATISFACTORY SAMPLES AND
CONTRAVENTION OF FOOD & DRUGS ACT (Contd.)
Steak & Kidney Pie. Sample was mouldy. Fined £5. Costs £5.5.0.
Macaroni with Tomato Sauce. Misleading label. Importation discontinued.
Sweetened Lemon Juice. Misleading description and contained
improper preservative. Label amended.
Shandy. Deficient in proof spirit. Still under negotiation.
Lemonade Shandy. Deficient in proof spirit. Still under negotiation.
Fruit Syrup. False and misleading description. Stocks withdrawn,
from sale. Further imports cancelled.
Sugar Syrup. Contained improper preservative. Stocks withdrawn
from sale. Further imports cancelled.
Bread. Loaf contained piece of metal. Warning letter sent.
Steak & Kidney Pie. Pie was mouldy. Warning letter sent.
Sausages. Sausages were mouldy. Warning letter sent.
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Cream Sponge. Sponge was mouldy. Fined £5. £5.5.0. costs.
Sausage Rolls. Rolls were mouldy. Fined £5. £5.5.0. costs.
Steak & Kidney Pie. Pie was mouldy. Fined £5. £4.12.0. costs.
Cereal. Packet contained beetles. No action.
MILK SUPPLY.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations.
No. of milk sellers 75
Licences in force: Pasteurised 71
Tuberculin Tested 45
Sterilised 59
Seven samples of pasteurised milk were submitted to Methylene
Blue and Phosphatase tests. All were satisfactory.