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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Fine | Costs | |
|---|---|---|
| Paper Foil in Meat Pie | £25 | £8 |
| Piece of Metal in Swiss Roll | £10 | £22.60 |
| Cockroach in Cornish Pasty | £40 | £17.60 |
| Mould Growth in Milk | £30 | £12.60 |
The commodities involved in the 257 food complaints were:-
| Baby Foods | 5 | Ice Cream | 3 |
| Beverages | 2 | Jam | 3 |
| Bread | 37 | Meat, fresh | 8 |
| Butter | 4 | canned | 15 |
| Cereals, dry | 8 | Meat Products | 29 |
| canned | 1 | Milk | 26 |
| Cheese | 11 | Pickles | 2 |
| Cooking oil | 1 | Poultry | 9 |
| Cream | 4 | Ready Cooked Meats | 5 |
| Dried Fruit | 2 | Soft Drinks | 5 |
| Fish, fresh | 2 | Soup, canned | 1 |
| canned | 3 | Sweets | 6 |
| Fish paste | 1 | Sugar | 1 |
| Flour Confectionery | 21 | Vegetables, fresh | 3 |
| Flour | 1 | dried | 1 |
| Frozen Foods | 6 | canned | 7 |
| Fruit, fresh | 1 | Yoghourt | 3 |
| canned | 20 |
The number of food complaints received during the year
was slightly less than for the previous year, the decrease was
mainly in those complaints resulting from bad storage and
inefficient stock rotation
Bacteriological Milk Sampling — 153 Milk samples were taken
and submitted for bacteriological examination during the year
Pasteurised milk — 95 (one sample failed both the
methylene blue and phosphatase
test, and one sample failed the
methylene blue test )
Sterilised milk — 18 (all satisfied the turbidity test)
Ultra heat treated- 40 (all satisfied the UHT test)
The reduction in the number of samples of pasteurised
milk submitted for bacteriological examination is due to the
removal of several milk vending machines — only three now
remain operating within the Borough
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