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
Hornchurch 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| Complaint | Action |
|---|---|
| Brown dough in a white loaf. | Matter taken up with Bakery concerned. |
| Bad eggs. | Matter taken up with Vendor. |
| Mouldy apple tart. | Matter taken up with Bakery concerned. |
| Mouldy pork pies. | Vendor warned to keep check on sale of perishable commodities. |
| Insect in tin of blackberries. | Matter taken up with Manufacturer. |
| Ham alleged to have caused sickness. | No evidence to substantiate allegation. |
| Piece of cigarette carton in pint bottle of milk. | Dairy company warned. |
| Milk bottle badly worn and etched. | Dairy company asked to ensure that bottles very badly worn are removed from stock. |
| Dirty condition of milk bottles and caps generally insecure. | Matter taken up with Vendor and with producer. |
| Third pint bottle of milk with bottle neck broken. | No glass in milk—no action. |
| Pint bottle of milk containing extraneous matter which on examination proved to be a cement deposit. | Matter taken up with Dairy company. |
| Dirty pint milk bottle. | Matter taken up with Dairy company. |
| Third pint bottle containing milk bottle top. | Matter taken up with Dairy company. |
| Glass in third pint bottle of milk. | Investigated—no further action. |
| Pint bottle of milk containing extraneous matter. | Matter taken up with Dairy company. |
| Third pint bottle of milk containing milk bottle top. | After due consideration no action taken. |
| Third pint bottle of milk—neck of bottle badly broken. | After due consideration no action taken. |
| Third pint bottle of milk containing milk bottle top. | After due consideration no action taken. |
| Third pint bottle of milk alleged to contain house fly. | Impossible to state if fly in milk when bottle received by complainant—no action. |
| Insect in third pint bottle of milk. | After due consideration no action taken. |
| Drinking straw in third pint bottle of milk. | After due consideration no action taken. |
| Glass in third pint bottle of milk. | After due consideration no action taken. |