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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
Hackney 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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SECTION 7 (Regulations as to labelling and description of food). Under
this section the Ministers may make regulations for imposing requirements
as to, and otherwise regulating, the labelling, marking or
advertising of food intended for sale for human consumption, and the
description which may be applied to such food. The Labelling of Food
(Amendment) Regulations, 1955 relate to the labelling, marking and
advertising of margarine and margarine-cheese.
SECTION 8 (Punishment for sale, etc, of food unfit for human consumption),
This section provides that any person who sells or offers or
exposes for sale or has in his possession for the purpose of sale any
food intended for, but unfit for, human consumption, shall be guilty of
an offence. Legal proceedings were taken under this section in two cases' -
| Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | So | d. | |
| Selling pork pies unfit for human consumption in that they were in a mouldy condition | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Selling a meat pie which was unfit for human consumption, being in a decomposed condition. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
SECTION 9 (Examination and seizure of suspected food). An authorised
officer of a council may at all reasonable times examine any food
intended for human consumption which has been sold, or is offered or
exposed for sale, or is in possession of, or has been deposited with or
consigned to, any person for the purpose of sale, or of preparation for
sale, and, if it appears to him to be unfit for human consumption, may
seize it and remove it in order to have it dealt with by a justice of
the peace.
No food was formally seized under this section The following foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed:-
| Tons | Cwts. | Qrs | Lbs. | Oz. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | 9 | - | |||
| Bread, cakes and pastries | - | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
| Butter, lard and margarine | - | 2 | 2 | 17 | - |
| Cereals | - | - | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| Cheese | - | - | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| Eggs and dried egg powder | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pish | - | 3 | - | 12 | 12 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 4 | 3 | - | 12 | 13 |
| Jam and marmalade | - | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Meat (tinned), poultry and game | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Meat (carcase), poultry and game | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Milk (evaporated and condensed) | - | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 |
| Pickles and sauces | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Tea and coffee | - | - | - | 2 | 14 |
| Miscellaneous | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |