London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Bacon | 449¾ lbs. | Meat | 892 lbs. |
| Cheese | 58 lbs. | Milk & Cream | 1 Crate |
| 71 Packets | Nuts Flaked | 1 Box | |
| 34 Portions | Paste | 137 Jars | |
| Chickens | 3 | Pickle | 1 Jar |
| Christmas Puddings | 3 | Preserves | 48 Jars |
| Confectionery | 210 Packets | Rice | 2 Packets |
| Cornflakes | 36 Packets | Ryvita | 96 Packets |
| Cornflour | l6 Packets | Salmon Spread | 12 Jars |
| Crackers | 135 Packets | Salt | 1 Drum |
| Fish | 11½ Stone | 135 Packets | |
| Frozen Foods | 2,399 Packets | Sandwich Spread | 26 Jars |
| Fruit Dried | 30 lbs. | Sausages | 21 lbs. |
| Fruit Mixed | 35 Trays | Sponge Pudding | 12 Packets |
| 5 Cartons | Steak Pies | 8 | |
| 1 Ton | Suet | 13 Packets | |
| Hams | 13 | Tapioca | 6 Packets |
| 5 0 lbs. 1 oz. | Tea | 45 lbs. | |
| Horseradish | 1 Jar | Tomato Juice | 1 Jar |
| Ice cream | 315 Portions | Tomato Ketchup | 12 Jars |
| Ice lollies | 255 | 27 Bottles | |
| Jellies | 1,152 | Vegetables | 7 Packets |
| Kidneys | 42 lbs. | Vinegar | 1 Bottle |
| Lambs' Livers | 30 lbs. | Wafers | 30 Packets |
| Lard | 2 Portions |
Legal Proceedings
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
(a) Piece of wire in loaf of bread; plea of Guilty, fined £10 with £2.2=0. costs
(b) Sale of mouldy steak and kidney pies; plea of Not Gilty but offence proved,
fined £10 with £5,5.0. costs.
(c) Sale of decomposing chicken; plea of Not Guilty but offence proved, fined £10
with £5.5.0. costs. A subsequent appeal by the defendant was dismissed and
costs of £26 5 0. awarded to the Corporation.
(d) Sale of chocolate infested with maggots, and mouldy; plea of Guilty, fined £5.
(e) Sale of mouldy steak and kidney pies; plea of Guilty, fined £15 with £5.5,0.
costs.
(f) Sale of mouldy pork pie; plea of Guilty, fined £10 with £5.5.0. costs.
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, I960 - 6 summonses
(g) Smoking in food premises; fined £10 with £2,2.0. costs.
(h) Smoking in Food premises; fined £2 with £1.1.0. costs.
(i) Smoking in food premises; fined £2 with £1.1,0. costs.
(j) Smoking in food premises; fined £1 with £1.1.0. costs.
(k) Food business being carried on in insanitary premises; fined £10.
(1) Absence of accommodation for clothing not worn during the handling of food on
food premises; fined £2. Costs of £5.5.0 were awarded in respect of these
and two further summonses.