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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
Richmond upon Thames 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Food Inspection.
The following foodstuffs, found to be unfit for human con sumption, were surrendered by the owners and either salvaged for animal food or destroyed.
| Articles | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| Flour and Flour Confectionery | — | — | 1 | 13 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | — | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Meat and Meat Products | — | 4 | — | 7 |
| Milk and Milk Products | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| Tinned Goods (all classes) | — | 16 | 24 | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Whenever possible condemned food is salvaged to be used for
animal feeding, but in all other cases, the food is destroyed by burning
at the Refuse destructor.
Twenty-five complaints, alleging that food had been sold in a
condition unfit for human consumption, were received during the
year and received full investigation, and in seventeen cases reports
were made to the Health Committee. Letters were sent to offenders
in eleven instances and legal proceedings were taken in two cases.
In the first, under Section 2, Food and Drugs Act 1955, the defendants
were fined £15 with two guineas costs for selling a loaf of bread
containing a metal bolt. In the second case, under the Milk and
Dairies Regulations, the defendants were conditionally discharged
for using a dirty milk bottle.