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 Stepney]
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Legal Proceedings
Summonses dealt with by the Public Health Inspectors (Food) during the year were as follows:-
| No. of Summonses | Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 5 | £40. | 0 | 0 | £20. | 4. | 0 |
| Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960 | 1 | 25. | 0 | 0 | 3. | 13. | 0 |
| 6 | £65. | 0 | 0 | £23. | 17. | 0 | |
Cautionary Letters
On the instructions of the Public Health Committee, cautionary letters
were sent in respect of the following contraventions
1) Selling loaf of bread which was mouldy.
2) Failing to display name and address on food stall.
3) Selling pork sausage which contained animal hairs.
4) Selling confectionery which contained foreign matter.
5) Selling Junior Beef Dinner (baby food) containing hard pieces
of carrot.
6) Selling bread which contained foreign matter (jute).
7) Selling rusks which contained an insect.
8) Selling a meat pie which was mouldy.
9) Selling a rasher of bacon which contained a maggot.
10) Selling bread rolls which contained jute fibres.
11) Selling chocolate eclair which was mouldy.
12) Selling chillie powder which contained prohibited preservative.
13) Absence of washing and cleansing facilities at fish stall.
14) Absence of washing and cleansing facilities at fish stall.
15) Selling chocolate-coated peanuts containing a nail.
16) Selling, from vending machine, drinking chocolate which contained
an ant.
Margarine - Vitamin A
Ten samples of margarine analysed for Vitamins A and D content were
found to conform to the accepted standards.
Licensing Act, 1961
Applications for the registration of clubs under the Act are dealt
with by the Magistrates Court, copies of the applications being sent to
the Council for any observations they may wish to make. Public Health
Inspectors visit the premises to report on their suitability as regards
the requirements of Public Health and Food and Drugs legislation.
Premises inspected and reported on during the year numbered 30.
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