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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| ARTICLE | FORMAL | INFORMAL |
|---|---|---|
| Orange Crush | — | 3 |
| Orange Drink | — | 1 |
| Orange Squash | 1 | 6 |
| Pepper (Ground) | — | 1 |
| Pineapple Squash | — | 1 |
| Rice Pudding | — | 5 |
| Salmon Potted with Butter | — | |
| Sauce( Fruit) | — | 1 |
| Sausages (Pork) | 7 | 1 |
| Soup (Mushroom) | — | 1 |
| Soup (Turkey) | — | 1 |
| Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce with Cheese | — | 2 |
| Strawberries in Heavy Syrup | — | 1 |
| Sugar (Demerara) | — | 1 |
| Sugar Pieces | — | 1 |
| Tea | — | 1 |
| Teabreak Rusks | — | 1 |
| Vinegar | — | 4 |
| Vitaminised Iron Tonic Tablets | — | 1 |
| Whisky | — | 3 |
No instances of adulteration were found.
Food privately purchased, and alleged by the purchaser to be unsound
Instances ot alleged unsound or contaminated food sold to the public which came to our notice were investigated, and reported to the Public Health Committee. Details are appended :—
| ALLEGED COMPLAINT | ACTION TAKEN | |
|---|---|---|
| February, 1960 | Dirty milk bottle. | Dairyman fined £20 and £52 10s. costs. Decision reversed on appeal, and costs awarded against Council. |
| Glass in bread. | After full investigation the circumstances did not warrant further action. | |
| Animal hair in biscuit. | Warning letter to manufacturers. | |
| April, 1960. | Pin in loaf of bread. | Baker fined £10. |
| May, 1960. | Mould in meat pie. | Manufacturer fined £20. |
| June, 1960. | Wasp in tinned plums. | Warning letter to manufacturers. |
| Bread contaminated by mouse excreta. | Not confirmed by chemical analysis. No action. | |
| July, 1960 | Dirt on biscuits. | Not confirmed by chemical analysis. No action. |
| Foreign matter in milk bottle. | Consisted of calcium carbonate. No action. | |
| Mould in meat pie. | Manufacturer fined £10 and £10 10s. costs. | |
| August, 1960 | Dirty milk bottle. | Dairyman fined £10 and £2 10s. costs. |
| String in cake. | Baker fined £10 and £5 5s. costs. | |
| September, 1960 | Dirty milk bottle. | Dairyman given absolute discharge on payment of £31 10s. costs. |
| Dirty milk bottle. (School milk.) | Warning letter to dairyman. | |
| November, 1960 | Dirty milk bottle. | Dairyman fined £5 and £2 15s. 6d. costs. |
| December, 1960 | Foreign matter in meat pasty. | Manufacturer fined £15 15s. and £8 costs. |