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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
Havering 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Complaint | Results of Proceedings | |
|---|---|---|
| Maggots in bacon | £15 fine | £3.3.0d. costs |
| Metal clip in tin of meat | £40 fine | |
| Mouldy cheese | £28 fine | |
| Glass in sweets | £25 fine | £9.3.0d. costs |
| Mouldy porJ< pie | £25 fine | £5.5.0d. costs |
| Mouldy steak & kidney pie | £10 fine | £5.5.0d. costs |
| Mould in bottle of milk | £10 fine | £6.6.0d. costs |
Recent mechanisation in the food industry coupled with
greater public interest in hygiene appears to have led to an
increasing number of complaints by consumers. The increase in
such complaints this year over that of 1965 was 29.
It will be seen that the commonest articles where foreign
bodies were found included bread and cakes, milk bottles, meat
pies and tinned meat.
String, cardboard, feathers, broken glass, wire, oil, grease,
insects, metal bolt, nails, hair curler, sand, jubilee clip,.wood
splinters, pieces of metal, cement and mould featured among
the contaminants.
UNSOUND FOOD
During the year the following foods were voluntarily surrendered
to the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human
consumption.
TABLE - 42
Unsound Food Surrendered
| Tons. | Cwts. | Lbs. | Ozs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | ||||
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