Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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45. Milk Foreign Matter
46. Milk Foreign matter affixed to interior of bottle
47. Milk Loaf Spider between loaf and wrapper
48. Bread Containing nail
49. Fruit Pie Green mould inside
50. Six one-third pints of milk Foreign matter (Mould and insects)
51. Pearl Barley Containing weevils
52. Milk Containing maggot
53. Corned beef Mouldy
54. Brown Sliced loaf Mouldy
55. 2 Milk Cement substance
56. Milk Dirty
57. Porage Oats Weevils
58. Churn of milk Dirty
59. Pork Pies Mouldy
60. Breast of Lamb Foul smelling, blow fly found in meat
61. Bread Containing wire
62. Sausage Roll Mouldy
63. Marmite Glass in Marmite
64. Milk Cement in bottle
65. Cake (sponge cream filled) Mouldy
66. Milk Glass in bottle
67. Sliced bread Brown matter
68. Meat Pie Containing hairy substance
69. Bread Fly found in bread
70. Loaf Foreign matter
71. Chocolate sweets Larvae infestation
72. Cheese and tomato roll Mouldy
73. 2 Packets of dripping Parts of cigarette in dripping
74. Fried fish Metal in fish
75. Milk Metal cap in bottle
76. Milk Containing straw
77. Wrapped bread Contaminated with hessian
78. Tinned melons Discolouration of interior of cm
79. Meat Pie Containing mouse dirts
No. of justified complaints in 1965 - 79
No. of complaints-123
Although, due to the amalgamation of boroughs, no figures are available for
comparison, there appears to have been a drop in the number of complaints of
dirty milk bottles from one dairy following the replacement of an old washing
machine by a much larger, more modern and more efficient machine.
Complaints of one third pint milk bottles continue to be a problem but there is
now a trend to supply at least some of the school milk in one third pint cartons.
Imported Food Regulations 1937 - 1948
Inspections, disposal, and where necessary detention, sampling and chemical
analysis or bacteriological examination of food landed in the Borough continue to
be the responsibility of the Council and its designated officers, the Medical
Officer of Health and the Food Inspectors.