London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Haringey 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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Details of the complaints received and action taken are set out below.
| Food | No. of Complaints | Action taken | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby foods | 3 | Warning letter Further action not justified | 1 |
| Bitter Lemon drink (foreign matter) | 1 | Legal proceedings | 1 |
| Bovril (nodules) | 1 | Warning letter | 1 |
| Bread | |||
| 1. foreign bodies | 15 | Legal proceedings Warning letter Further action not justified | 13 |
| 2. mould | 10 | Legal proceedings | 3 |
| Warning letter | 1 | ||
| Further action not justified | 6 | ||
| 3. taste | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Butter | 3 | Warning letter Further action not justified | 1 |
| Cheese (maggots) | 2 | Warning letter Further action not justified | 1 |
| Chestnuts (maggoty) | 1 | Warning letter | 1 |
| Chicken (smell) | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Chicken pie (composition) | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Cream (taste) | 1 | Warning letter | 1 |
| Crisps (foreign body) | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Eggs (1 worm, 1 bad) | 2 | Further action not justified | |
| Extract of malt and cod liver oil | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Fish (tinned) (crystals) | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Flour confectionery | 7 | Legal proceedings Warning letter Further action not justified | 1 |
| Fruit (foreign body) | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Fruit (tinned) | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Fruit juice powder (smell) | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Fruit and nuts (foreign body) | 1 | Warning letter | 1 |
| Jelly (bitter taste) | 1 | Further action not justified | 1 |
| Jelly crystals (smell and taste) | 1 | Further action not justified | 3 |
| Margarine (foreign object) | 1 | Legal proceedings | 3 |
| Meat | 4 | Legal proceedings Further action not justified | 1 |
| Meats (cooked) | 4 | Warning letter Further action not justified | 2 |
| Meat (tinned) | 6 | Warning letter Further action not justified | 4 |