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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The position in regard to street traders licensed to engage in the sale of food commodities at December 31st was as follows:-
| Foods tuffs sold | Place of Trading | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley Road | Chatswor th Road | Well Street | Kingsland Road | Broadway | Garnham Street | Lauris ton Road | Bradbury Street | Other sites | Total number of stalls | |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 54 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 134 | |
| Pish (Wet, dry and shell) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | i | - | 2 | 25 |
| Pish and Poultry | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Meat and Poultry | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Grocery and Provisions | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Sweets and Ice-Cream | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | i | - | 1 | 9 |
| Soft Drinks | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cakes and Biscuits | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Refreshments (Coffee stalls) | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Apple Fritters | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Eggs | X | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| Totals | 81 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 222 |
SECTION 2 (General protection for purchasers of food and drugs). This section
provides that a person selling to the prejudice of the purchaser any food or
drug which is not of the nature, or not of the substance, or not of the quality
demanded by the purchaser, shall be guilty of an offence.
In five cases legal proceedings were taken under this section -
| Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Selling milk not of the substance demanded in that it contained a disc of the residue of a drying oil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling milk not of the substance demanded in that it contained two objects thought to be horse-chestnuts. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling Buttered Rolls not of the substance demanded. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling Buttered Rolls not of the substance demanded. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling Bun Round not of quality demanded. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
SECTION 4 (Regulations as to composition of food, etc ) The Lead in Food
Regulations 1961 made jointly by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
and the Minister of Health, lay down statutory limits for the lead content of
food and beverages imported, sold or intended for sale for human consumption-