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Hendon 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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they were of sufficient interest to suggest that some people who suffer from chronic
bronchitis may benefit by rehousing on the topmost floors.
SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OP POOD
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
Legal Proceedings.
It was necessary to institute legal proceedings under the Pood and Drugs Act, 1955, in the following cases:-
| Charge | Plea | Result |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Selling food unfit for human consumption— fine oatmeal containing rodent droppings.(Section 8) | Guilty | The Magistrates granted a conditional discharge and ordered the Company to pay £3.3.0. costs. |
| (b) Selling a cake containing a part of a rubber fingerstall. (Section 2) | Guilty | Pined £20.0.0. and £2.2.0. costs. |
| (c) Selling food not of the substance demanded (milk containing broken glass) (Section 2) | Guilty | Fined £25.0.0. and £3.3.0. costs. |
In case (a) it was established that the oatmeal was contaminated before delivery
to the retailer. In both cases (b) and (c) the defendants had been previously convicted
on a number of occasions for similar offences.
In addition warning letters were sent in eight instances.
ACTION TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH FOOD SHOPS, STORES, CAFES, etc.
92 cautions were given or notices served in connection with infringements of the
Pood and Drugs Act, 1955, or Pood Hygiene Regulations, 1955.
These had all received or were receiving attention at the end of the year and
in no case was it necessary to institute legal proceedings.
FOOD SHOPS AND FOOD MANUFACTURING PREMISES
The classification of the various food shops and food manufacturing premises in
the Borough is as follows:-
Bakers and Confectioners 56
Butchers 102
Caterers Production Kitchen 1
Confectionery (Sweet) Shops 135
Fishmongers 40
Greengrocers 56
Grocers and Provision Merchants 198
Restaurants and Cafes 135
School Meals Kitchens 22
School Meals Centres 32
Works Canteens 45
Total 822
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