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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| Complaint | Action |
|---|---|
| Brown dough in white loaf. | Matter taken up with Bakery concerned. |
| Pint bottle of milk containing pieces of glass. | Matter taken up with Dairy concerned. |
| Dirty pint bottle of milk. | Matter taken up with Dairy concerned. |
| Unsound potatoes. | Vendor agreed to exchange any unusable. |
| Mouldy loaf. | No action in view of delay in complaint being notified. |
| Glass in third pint bottle of milk. | Matter taken up with Dairy concerned. |
| Hairs on apple tart. | Baker warned. |
| Maggots in bread. | Investigation shewed 'maggot' to be from mill moth. Not Baker's responsibility referred by them to Miller. |
| Mouldy bread. | Vendor warned. |
| Mould on steak pie. | Matter taken up with Vendor. |
| Foreign matter in bottle of vinegar. | Insufficient evidence to show how foreign matter came to be in bottle. |
| Mouldy bread. | Vendor warned. |
| Brown dough in white loaf. | Matter taken up with Bakery concerned. |
| Dirty block of ice cream. | Ice Cream obtained from mobile van, stock examined and found to be satisfactory. |
| Mouldy French Jam Sandwich. | Vendor warned. |
| Small paint marks inside milk bottle. | Matter taken up with Dairy concerned. |
| Mouldy sausage rolls. | Legal proceedings instituted and Vendor fined £5. |
| Unsound potatoes. | Vendor agreed to exchange any unusable. |
| Wire in sausages. | Matter taken up with Vendors, but insufficient evidence to determine how wire came to be in sausages. |
| Mouldy Luncheon Meat. | No action—only small amount of mound growth, and delay in notifying complaint. |