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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS
43 visits were made to catering establishments during the year and in 20
cases it was necessary to give written or verbal intimation that work was required.
FOOD COMPLAINTS
During the year, 18 cases concerning food alleged to be unsound were received
in the Department.
10 cases were substantiated, the details of which are as follows:-
| Complaint | Action taken |
|---|---|
| Foreign Matter in bottle of milk | Referred to neighbouring local |
| authority for possible action under | |
| Regulation 26(1) Milk and Dairies | |
| Regulations | |
| Foreign Matter in bottle of milk | Referred to neighbouring local |
| authority for possible action under | |
| Regulation 26(1) Milk and Dairies | |
| Regulations | |
| Beetles in cheese oatcakes | Warning letter |
| Mouldy madeira cake | Warning letter |
| Piece of string in loaf of bread | Warning letter |
| Beetles in rusks | Warning letter |
| Foreign body in tea cake | Warning letter |
| Foreign matter in sliced loaf | Warning letter |
| Insect in sliced loaf | Warning letter |
| Mouldy pork pie | Warning letter |
By the courtesy of the Chief Officer,, Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council, the following details of food sampling within the Borough are available -
| Artic1e | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (various) | 45 | 2 |
| Bread, Cakes and Biscuits | 3 | - |
| Butter and Margarine | 13 | - |
| Cooked Meat | 3 | - |
| Cream | 8 | - |
| Drugs | 13 | - |
| Fish and Fish Products | 17 | 1 |
| Fruit, Fresh and Canned | 8 | - |
| Ice Cream | 21 | - |
| Liver | 4 | - |
| Meat and Meat Products | 26 | - |
| Preserves | 5 | - |
| Sausages etc. | 5 | 1 |
| Spirits | 10 | - |
| Vinegar and Non-Brewed Condiment | 8 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 16 | — |
| Totals | 205 | 6 |
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