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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
Walthamstow 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Cigarette in loaf of bread | Fine £20.0.0. | Costs £2. 2.0. |
| Mouldy apple turnover | Fine £2.0.0. | Costs £1.1.0. |
| Maggots in bacon pieces | Fine £2.0.0. | Costs £3. 0. 0. |
| Mould on steak and kidney | Conditional discharge for 12 months. | Costs £3.3.0. |
| Part of cigarette in loaf | Fine £2.0.0. | Costs £1.1.0. |
| Part of insect in loaf of bread | Fine £2.0.0. | Costs £3.3.0. |
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
Smoking where there was open
food
Case dismissed
Failing to keep overalls clean
Pine £1.0.0.
Costs 10.6.
Common Lodging Houses
There is no common lodging house in the area.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
No applications for approval were received during the year and
all premises registered or licensed under the Act were inspected.
Diseases of Animals Acts
Swine Fever (Infected Areas) Order, 1953
No licences were issued during the year.
Fowl Pest Order, 1936
No Orders were issued during the year.
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders
No Orders were issued during the year.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
Sixteen premises are licensed in the Borough for the sale of
pet animals. All licenses are renewed annually and all premises were
inspected during the year.
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949
The agreed scheme of work has continued and the two trained
Operatives have been fully engaged under the general supervision of
the Public Health Inspectors.