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Acton 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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FOOD COMPLAINTS
| Date of Hearing | Offence | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18.4.58 | Tobacco in bread Insect life in Jap biscuits | Fined £200.0.0. |
| Costs £31.10.0. | ||
| 27.6.58 | Nail in processed cheese | Discharged. Costs awarded to Council £8.8.0. |
| 27.6.58 | Paper in bread | Discharged. Costs awarded to Council £8.8.0 |
| 21.11.58 | Mould in steak & kidney pie | Fined £10. Costs £7.7.0. |
| 21.11.58 | Insect fragments in fruit fudge | Fined £20. Costs £5.5.0. |
| 21.11.58 | Dirt and hairs adhering to sweets | Fined £6. Costs £5.5.0. |
| 3.12.58 | Mould in bread | Fined £10. Costs £12.12.0. |
FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS 1955
Early in the year a baker was prosecuted by the Council for
failing to keep clean the walls, doors, floor and ceiling of his bakehouse,
contrary to Regulation 23 (1) of the Food Hygiene Regulations;
he was found guilty and was fined £50.
Later in the year he committed a similar offence for which a
fine of £200 was imposed.
MILK
There are only two dairies in the Borough and the practice
of distributing milk wholesale in bottles from large bottling depots
to local depots, for delivery by roundsmen, or over the counter in
milk shops remains.
104 samples of milk were taken throughout the Borough and
following submission to the Pathological Laboratory of the Ministry
of Health, the results of the bacteriological examinations indicated
that generally satisfactory conditions of processing and storage were
maintained.
The wholesale, pasteurising and bottling centre in Bollo Lane
has continued in operation without cause for complaint, and 18