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
Havering 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Details of these cases appear overleaf:
| Complaint | Result of Legal Proceedings | |
|---|---|---|
| Fine | Costs | |
| Mouldy Cake | £25 | £5 |
| Dehydrated Chicken Pate | £25 | £5 |
| Fly in cake | £10 | £2.25 |
| Metal nut in loaf | £10 | £2.25 |
| Mouldy saveloys | £20 | £12.72 |
| Mouldy meat pie | £25 | £5 |
| Fly in tin of jam | £20 | £9.75 |
| Mouldy Cornish Pasty | £25 | £5 |
| Fly in cake | £5 | £5 |
| Insect in loaf | £10 | £14.75 |
| Insect in Baby Food | £25 | £14.75 |
| Mouldy Tart | £75 | £5 |
| Mouldy Chocolate "Domino" | £25 | £5 |
| Insects in cereal | £30 | £7 |
| Metal in Ham Loaf | £25 | £10 |
| Mouldy Fruit Pie | £20 | £5 |
| Cockroach in sweet and sour pork | £20 | £17.70 |
| Decomposing bacon | £30 | £5 |
The Commodities involved in the 271 food complaints were as
follows:—
54
Baby Food 7
Beverages 11
Biscuits 2
Bread 42
Butter 3
Cereals 12
Cheese 7
Cream 2
Eggs 1
Fish(canned) 6
Fish (fresh) 3
FishCakes 1
Flour confectionery 31
Frozen Foods 2
Fruit (canned) 5
Fruit (dried) 3
Fruit (fresh) 1
Ice Lolly 1
Jam 4
Margarine 2
Meat (canned) 12
Meat (fresh) 9
Meat products & cooked meat 37
Milk 24
Milk powder 2
Nuts 1
Pickles & Sauces 3
Pizza 2
Poultry 4
Salad Cream 1
Salt 1
Sandwich Spread 1
Soup (canned) 2
Sugar 1
Sweets 5
Tea 1
Vegetables 11
Yoghurt 8