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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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7- FOOD COMPLAINTS.
38 complaints regarding the quality, nature and substance of food were received during 1969, as follows:-
| Bacon joint | 1 | Marmalade | 1 |
| Beans | 1 | Milk | 1 |
| Bean shoots | 1 | Milk bottle | 2 |
| Bread | 10 | Mince pie | 1 |
| Cake | 1 | Pie | 2 |
| Cheese | 1 | Russian salad | 2 |
| Chicken | 1 | Sausage rolls | 2 |
| Cod fillets | 1 | Skinless sausages | 1 |
| Crisps | 1 | Smarties | 1 |
| Fly eggs on bacon | 1 | Vegetable marrow | 1 |
| Fruit cake | 2 | Weetabix biscuits | 1 |
| Maggots between slices of bacon | 1 | Walnut layer cake | 1 |
These complaints were all investigated and in. 7 cases formal
action is being taken.
Legal proceedings were instituted in the following cases
| Contraventions | Result of Proceedings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mould growth on loaf of bread | Fine | £20 | 0. | 0d. |
| Costs | £ 5 | 0. | 0d. | |
| Fly eggs on bacon | Fine | £10 | 0. | 0d. |
| Costs | £ 5 | 5. | 0d. | |
| Mould growth on pork pie | Fine | £ 5 | 0. | 0d. |
| Costs | £ 2 | 2. | 0d. | |
| Mould growth on beafsteak and kidney pie | Fine | £20 | 0. | 0d. |
| Costs | £ 5 | 0. | 0d. | |
| Piece of glass in fruit cake | Fine | £ 5 | 0. | 0d. |
| Costs | £ 5 | 0. | 0d. | |
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