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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
Feltham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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In addition, the following amounts of
were found to be unfit for human consumpt -
Fish
Sausages
Cheese
Ham
Bacon
Tinned Foodstuffs
Meat 205 lbs.
Fruit 91 lbs.
Ham 47 lbs.
Soup 1 tin
Fish 1 lb.
Vegetables 8 lbs.
Milk 16 tins
Salad Dressing 1 gallon
Disposal of Condemned Food
Where possible condemned foodstuffs were sent to a
waste products factory, where they were processed for nonedible
purposes. Foodstuffs which were not suitable for such
disposal were buried at the Council's refuse tip.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Food and Drugs Authority
The Middlesex County Council is the Food and Drugs
Authority for the district and I am indebted to the Chief
Officer of the Public Control Department, Mr. J. A. O'Keefe,
for details of action taken in this district.
Samples procured:
| Article | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (New) | 15 | — |
| Milk (Various) | 29 | 3 |
| Butter | 9 | — |
| Cakes | 6 | — |
| Cooked Meat | 2 | — |
| Cream | 8 | — |
| Drugs | 16 | — |
| Fish and Fish Products | 6 | — |
| Fruit (canned) | 9 | — |
| Fruit (dried) | 4 | — |
| Fruit Squash | 2 | — |
| Ice Cream | 3 | — |
| Meat and Meat Products | 5 | — |
| Preserves | 6 | — |
| Sausages and Sausage Meat | 10 | 2 |
| Spirits | 4 | — |
| Vinegar | 19 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 14 | — |
| Totals | 167 | 5 |