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
Waltham Forest 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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4. Legal Proceedings
(i) Public Health Acts, 1936/61; Clean Air Act, 1956
94 applications were made for legal proceedings to enforce the requirements of notices
served. 14 cases were subsequently heard by the court and abatement orders made. The remaining
80 cases were withdrawn before the court hearing, or after adjournment, the work required by the
notices having been completed.
(ii) Food and Drugs Act, 1955 and Food Hygiene Regulations 1960/66
94 complaints regarding foodstuffs were investigated and 40 reported to the Health and
Welfare Committee. A wide variety of food was implicated, i.e. milk, bread, cakes, sausages,
tinned goods, bacon and confectionery. The reason for the complaint was either the presence of
foreign matter or the appearance of mould growth on the food. The Committee authorised legal
proceedings in respect of 20 cases and dealt with the remainder 20 by warning letters and/or
representations to manufacturers.
Legal proceedings were authorised in respect of 43 contraventions under Food Hygiene
(General) Regulations 1960 and the Food Hygiene (Market Stalls and Delivery Vehicles)
Regulations, 1966.
5.
| TYPE OF EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS | MISC. FOODS | MILK | ICE CREAM | ICE LOLLI ES | COOKED MEATS | WATER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRINKING | SWIMMING POOLS | ||||||
| No. Chemical | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. Bacteriological | 28 | 67 | 124 | — | 101 | 28 | |
| No. Satisfactory | 264(C) 13(B) | 65 | 103 | — | 33 | 23(B) | |
| No. Fairly Satisfactory | 15(B) | — | 14 | — | 65 | — | — |
| No. Unsatisfactory | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | 5(B) |
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