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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
Chigwell 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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VEGETABLES
| Beans, baked, tins | 6 | Peas, tins | 15 | ||
| Beans, baked, tinned, | lbs. 7 | Tomatoes, tins | 15 | ||
| Beans, butter, tins | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS: | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | |
| Tins, etc. | 69 | 97 | 39 | 37 | |
| lbs. | 56 | 190 | 870 | 7 | |
These figures show a substantial decrease.
OTHER ITEMS
| Cheese, lbs | 6 | Pickles, mixed jars | 5 | |||
| Fat, cooking, lbs | 28 | Welsh Rarebit, tins | 2 | |||
| Milk, evaporated, tins | 4 | |||||
| TOTALS: | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||
| Eggs, lbs | 42 | - | - | - | ||
| Milk, tins | 35 | 27 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Tins, etc. | 808 | 37 | 33 | 1 | ||
| lbs. | 46 5 | - | - | 34 | ||
Figures remain about the same as the two previous years.
There is again an overall decrease in foods condemned.
(d) Food complaints:
64 complaints about food were received in 1959 which is the
highest number ever recorded. The majority were for bread (ll) and
milk (30).
The foods complained of were:-
| Beans, Baked | 1 | Ice Lolly | 1 |
| Beef, Corned | 1 | Kidney | 1 |
| Bread | 11 | Meat Pies | 3 |
| Cakes | 3 | Milk | 30 |
| Cake Mixture | 1 | Orange Juice | 1 |
| Cheese Spread | 1 | Pilchards, Tinned | 1 |
| Chocolate Fancies | 1 | Park, Pressed | 1 |
| Fruit Pie | 1 | Potatoes | 2 |
| Ham | 3 | Sausages | 1 |
Legal action was taken in 11 cases, each resulting in a conviction. Particulars are given below:-
| No.l | Epping 9.1.1959 | Foreign body in milk | Fine Costs | £ 5« 0. Od. |
| £13. 6. 9d. | ||||
| No.2 | Epping 17.4.1959 | Nail in loaf of bread | Fine Costs | £5. 0. Od. |
| £ 3. 3. Od. |
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