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Hornchurch 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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Complaint
Brussels tops said to be contaminated.
Screw in loaf of bread.
Dirty appearance of Banbury
cake.
" Fishy" taste of pork when
cooked.
Caterpillar in tin of peas.
Tin of stewed steak containing
about one-third gristle.
Bitter taste of cooked joint of
meat.
Bath chaps slightly mouldy.
Unopened milk bottle containing
extraneous dirt on side.
Empty milk bottle containing
mortar substance.
Part contents of tin of stewed
steak discoloured.
Fragment of glass in empty milk
bottle.
Fragment of glass in half full milk
bottle.
Half loaf of bread containing dark
substance.
Part wrapped and sliced loaf with
dark stain on outside.
Wrapped and sliced loaf containing
black substance.
Wrapped and sliced loaf mouldy.
Piece of cloth in loaf of bread.
Foreign body in tin of peas.
Action
Shopkeeper advised to improve
storage arrangements. New
storage shed provided in consequence.
Manufacturer warned.
Manufacturer stated " dirty
appearance due to burnt cake
residue picked up from baking
trays."
Not unfit for consumption.
Animal had probably been fed
on fish meal.
Manufacturer warned.
Further tin from same consignment
submitted to Analysts.
Not unfit for consumption.
Condemned. Butcher advised re
storage.
No further action.
Bottling firm warned.
Submitted to Analysts.
Bottling firm advised and
warned.
Bottling firm's observations
sought and warned.
No further action.
Stain due to contamination by
oil used in bread-making machinery.
Firm warned.
Manufacturer stated " due to
inclusion of some finely particulate
black matter similar to
that which accumulates in air
lines of plant." Firm concerned
warned.
Enquiries made of manufacturer
and retailer. Retailer warned
regarding storage.
Submitted to Analysts (sample
No. Inf. 765). Result noted
above.
Submitted to Analysts (sample
No. Inf.716). Result noted
above.