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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

Hornsey 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Date of HearingOffenceResult
Food and Drugs Act, 1955, Section 2
13th JanuaryCardboard in bottle of milk.Fine £10.Costs £6. 6s.
18th MayFinger of cotton glove in tinned salmonFine £10.Costs £8. 8s.
12th OctoberCotton fibres in loafFound guiltyCosts £21.
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955
9th MarchFailure to keep walls and floors in good order so as to prevent risk of infestation by mice.(Reg. 23(l)(b)).Fine £3.Costs £2. 2s.
Failure to keep metal bowl and tin container clean (Reg. 6(17)).Fine £3.Costs £2. 2s.