London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Tottenham 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Condemned Food
Tinned Articles
Baby Food 111
Beverages 138
Custard Powder 6
Fish 506
Fruit 2146
Fruit Juice 62
Macaroni 1
Meat (processed) 1201
Milk and Cream 432
Pease Pudding 2
Pie Filling 3
Other Articles of Food Condemned
Bacon 1039 lbs. 12 ozs.
Beverages 6 packets
32 jars
2 bottles
Biscuits 39 lbs.
Cereals 4 packets
14 lbs.
Cheese 10 lbs.
Fish 12 stone
Fish Paste 2 jars
Flour 112 lbs.
Fruit 1 box
1153 lbs.
Potato Salad 8
Preserves 18
Ravioli 1
Rice 113
Soups 526
Spaghetti 80
Stew 2
Tomatoes 221
Tomato Products 153
Vegetables 1070
Meat 1525 lbs. 10 ozs.
Meat Pies 8
Pie Filling 1 packet
1 jar
Pickles 4 jars
Preserves 82 jars
Rice 221 lbs,
Salad Cream & Mayonnaise 50 jars
Sandwich Spread 20 jars
Split Peas 28 lbs.
Treacle Pudding 1
Vegetables 245 lbs.
Legal Proceedings
(1) Unsound Food
(a) Butterfly in loaf. Plea of Guilty; fine of £5 and £2.2.0d costs and £2.10.0d public
analyst's fee.
(b) Faggots unfit for human consumption. Plea of Not Guilty and justices, having heard
the evidence, gave benefit of doubt and dismissed the summons.
(2) Smoking in Food Rooms
(a) Plea of Not Guilty. Offence was found proved. Fine of £3. No costs awarded.
(b) Plea of Guilty, Fine of £2 and £2.2.0d costs.