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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
Lewisham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS
| Nature of Summons | No. of summonses | Total fines | Total costs | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Section 3. Jam containing beetle. | 1 | — | — | Withdrawn — warning letter sent. | ||||
| Section 9. Raisins containing insects. | 1 | — | — | Withdrawn. | ||||
| Dirty bread | 1 | — | — | Dismissed. | ||||
| Cereal containing insects | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Section 2— | ||||||||
| Margarine sold as butter | 1 | — | — | Dismissed. | ||||
| Milk containing extraneous water | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
| Ditto | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Ditto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
| Margarine sold as butter | 1 | — | — | Not served. | ||||
| Bread containing metal bolt | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Bread containing dirt and fibre | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Suet deficient in fat | 1 | — | — | Withdrawn. Re-served on manufacturers. | ||||
| Ditto | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Milk containing foreign body | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
BYELAWS MADE BY THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL IN CONNECTION WITH THE HANDLING OF FOOD
| Nature of summons | No. of summonses | Total fines | Total costs | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| 5(a) Meat in course of delivery not protected from contamination | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 5(b) Dirty meat van | 1 | — | — | Dismissed. | ||||
| Dirty vehicle delivering bacon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Dirty milk vans | 4 | — | — | Adjourned. | ||||