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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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Details of Food Complaints
| Commodity | No. of Complaints | Action taken | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies found | Other Reasons | Official warning letter | Prosecution | No formal action justified | |
| Baby Food | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Bacon | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Biscuits | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Bread | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| Butter | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Cereal | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Cheese | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Chicken | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Confectionery (Flour) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Confectionery (Sugar) | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Corned Beef | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Crisps | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Custard Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fish | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Fruit (Fresh) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Fruit (Tinned) | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Jelly | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Meat | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Meat(Cooked) | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Meat (Tinned) | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Meat Pies | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Milk | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Peanuts | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pickle | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Prepared Food | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Sausages | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tablets | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Tea | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Vegetables (Tinned & Frozen) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Yoghurt | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 47 | 56 | 48 | 28 | 27 |
Surrender of Unsound Food
712 certificates were issued in 1969 in respect of unsound foodstuffs which were surrendered by
wholesale and retail distributors.
Meat Inspection
There was very little slaughtering in the borough in 1969as the rebuilt slaughterhouse was at only the
early stages of operation by the end of the year. The details given below relate to trial slaughtering
which was undertaken towards the end of 1969.
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