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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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Details are shown in the following table:-
| Commodity | No. of Complaints | Action Taken | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies found | Other Reasons | Official warning letter | Prosecution | Formal action not justified. | |
| Baby Food | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | . |
| Bacon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Biscuits | 1 | - | - | 1 | . |
| Bread | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Butter | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Cereal | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| Cheese | 1 | . | 1 | - | - |
| Chicken | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Confectionery (Flour) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Confectionery (Sugar) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Cream | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Fish | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Fruit (Tinned) | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Honey | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Jam | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Meat (Cooked) | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Meat Pies | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Meat (Tinned) | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Milk | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Potato Crisps | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Prepared Food | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Soft Drinks | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Starch Products | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Vegetables (Tinned) | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| Total | 48 | 43 | 45 | 20 | 26 |
A number of these articles were submitted to the Public Analyst and his reports assisted when assessing what
action should be taken in respect of offences.
Prosecutions were instituted in twenty cases where it was judged that the circumstances warranted such action,
but only fourteen of these were brought before the Magistrates for a final decision during the year under review.
The results of the fourteen cases are shown in the following table: —
| Fine | Costs. | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Sachet of Sun Pop Drink containing foreign matter | 25 | 2 |
| Mother's Pride Take and Bake Loaf - Mouldy | 30 | 5 |
| Part of cigarette embedded in cake | 10 | 5 |
| Sausage roll completely hard | 30 | 10 |
| Foreign body on interior of bottle of orange crush | 25 | 5 |
| Whole wheat sultana biscuits - insect infested | 40 | 20 |
| Apple strudel with insects | 15 | 15 |
| Foreign matter in jar of baby food | 15 | 5 |
| Mouldy sausages | 20 | 5 |
| Packet of unsmoked bacon - mould growth | 60 | 5 |
| Country Bake Chicken & Ham Pie - mould growth | 20 | 5 |
| Home Bake bread completely covered with mould | 20 | 5 |
| Cigarette tip in part of Banbury Cake | 15 | 10 |
| 325 | 97 |
Mouldy pork pie Case dismissed with £10 costs against Council.
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