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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
Beckenham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Cream Dough Nuts. | No butter fat. The filling is not cream. | Vendor warned of necessity prominently to display proper declaration and designation of cream fillings. |
| Pork Luncheon Meat. (Two samples.) | (1) Total Meat 73% (2) Total Meat 65% | Manufacturers reminded of Trade agreement for 80% meat content. |
| Creamed Rice Pudding. | Full Cream Milk, not more than 80; rice 6, sugar 4, water not more than 10%. The full cream milk is watered. | Manufacturers agree lo improve consistency to comply with label. |
| Casserole Steak (Australian). | Meat 65%. | No action possible owing to absence of legal standard. Matter referred to Association of Municipal Corporation. |
| Orange Squash | Orange juice not more than 20%. (Standard not less than 25 %). | Manufacturers prosecuted. Fined £10 and £49 15s. costs. |
Food privately purchased, and alleged by the purchaser to be unsound
Instances of unsound food sold to the public which came to our
notice were reported to the Public Health Committee. As a result,
the manufacturers and/or vendors responsible in eleven of the cases
were prosecuted. Details are appended :—
February, 1959
May, 1959
July, 1959
October, 1959
November, 1959
December, 1959
complaint
Maggot in Meat Pasty.
Wood in Loaf.
Bacon Rind in Loaf.
Dirty Milk Bottle.
Metal in Biscuit.
Mould in Meat Pie.
Mould in Fruit Pie.
String in Bread.
Dirty Milk Bottle.
Maggot of Flour Moth
embedded in loaf crust.
Mouldy Swiss Roll.
Dirty Milk Bottle.
result of prosecution
Fined £5 and £1 3s. costs.
Fined £10.
Fined £5 and 10s. 6d. costs.
Fined £2.
Fined £20.
Fined £10 and £5 5s. costs.
Fined £10 and £5 5s. costs.
Fined £5 and £5 5s. costs.
Fined £2.
Magistrates unable to agree.
Council decided to withdraw
case.
Fined £25 and £5 5s. costs.
Fined £20 and £2 10s. costs.
Legal proceedings were instituted under the Food Hygiene Regulations
1955, against the Owner of premises used for food preparation.
It was the first case of its kind to be taken in this Borough, and followed
only after repeated warnings had failed to check unhygienic practices
in the premises. The defendant was fined £250 and ordered to pay
40 guineas costs. A marked improvement in the conduct of the premises
followed the prosecution.
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