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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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LIST D
FOOD COMPLAINTS WHERE ANALYSIS WAS NOT REQUIRED
| Complaint | Action |
|---|---|
| String in Bloomer Loaf. Foreign matter in Corned Beef. | Bakery warned. Investigation showed foreign matter to be thick skin. Vendor informed. |
| Glass alleged to have been in bread of sandwiches. | Investigation could not prove glass to have been in the bread. |
| Foreign matter in Cooked Cod's Roe. | Vendors approached. |
| Unshelled nut in block of Almond Nut Chocolate | Manufacturers informed. |
| Glass alleged to be in sandwiches. | Impossible to prove glass was found in bread. |
| Mouldy pork pie. | Legal proceedings instituted— Vendor fined £5. |
| Dirty milk churns at farm. | Matter reported to appropriate authority. |
| Mouldy skinless pork sausages. | Legal proceedings instituted— Vendor fined £5. |
| Dirty milk bottle. | Insufficient evidence of dirt. |
| Mouldy skinless beef sausages. | Matter taken up with Vendor and Manufacturer but insufficient evidence to take further action. |
| Two Mouldy apple turnovers | Bakery warned. |
| Third pint bottle of milk containing bottle cap. | Dairy informed—not a matter requiring further action. |
| Cooked liver alleged to be unsound. | Matter taken up with butcher. |
| One Pig's kidney with blemishes. | Matter taken up with butcher. |
| Pint bottle of milk with neck of bottle broken. | Matter taken up with Dairy firm. |
| Piece of metal in sliced loaf. | Investigation showed metal came from defective slicing machinc. Bakery firm warned. |
| Bread 'dirty' on delivery. | Complaints could not be substantiated. |
| Fly-struck bacon. | Vendor warned. |
| Third pint bottle of milk containing bottle cap. | Dairy informed—not a matter requiring further action. |
| Earwig in slice of bread forming part of sandwich. | Investigation did not justify further action. |
| Unsound pork luncheon meat. | Informal sample taken. |
This list largely refers to articles concerning which the cause for
complaint required no specialist investigation.
Mould growth forms one of the chief causes for complaint and as
moulds spread relatively easily and even grow well at ordinary temperatures
this is quite understandable.