Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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This food, if suitable, is used for animal feeding purposes and
the remainder is buried on the Council's refuse tips.
Clean Food.
It is not my intention in this report to deal in any detailed
fashion with the local position in this regard since the Food and
Drugs Act 1955 with the concomitant Food Hygiene Regulations
will entail a detailed survey of this area and will in due course be
presented to you for your consideration. There is no reason to
suppose that the premises involved in Hornchurch are not of at least
an average standard compared with other districts but it is idle to
suppose that the importance of maintaining the highest standards
Complaint Action
Foreign bodies in loaf of bread. Submitted to Analysts.
Insect in loaf of bread. Insect identified as a flour
moth. Baker warned.
Foreign body in loaf of bread. Submitted to Analysts.
Bread containing foreign body. Submitted to Analysts.
Black deposit in dried skim Submitted to Analysts.
milk powder.
Currant bun containing foreign Submitted to Analysts.
body.
Part of wholemeal loaf contain- Submitted to Analysts.
ing foreign bodies.
Milk containing foreign bodies. Submitted to Analysts.
Currant loaf containing foreign Submitted to Analysts.
body.
Chinese Egg Albumen. Local bakers advised.
Fish delivered to retail shop in Matter taken up with suppliers,
an unhygienic manner.
Unsound Food.
During the year the following foods were voluntarily surrendered to the Sanitary Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption.
Tons | Cwts. | Lbs. | Ozs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Meat | — | 12 | 57 | 8 |
Fish | — | 4 | 89 | 10 |
Shellfish | — | 1 | 8 | — |
Sausages | — | — | 13 | 8 |
Bacon | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Tinned Meat | — | 11 | 69 | 7 |
Tinned Ham | — | 6 | 76 | — |
Tinned Food | - | 14 | 74 | 4 |
Tinned Milk | — | 7 | 59 | 4 |
Dried Skim Milk Powder | — | 1 | 56 | — |
Miscellaneous Groceries | — | 1 | 84 | 14 |
3 | 2 | 36 | 15 |