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Hackney 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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vegetables and wet and shell fish licences are not recommended unless the
foods are sold "pre-packed". Frequent inspections of all stalls are made and
storage accommodation is also inspected at the time of the initial applicationand later on as necessary.

Table: The position in regard to street traders licensed to engage in the sale of food commodities at December 31st was as follows:-

The position in regard to street traders licensed to engage in the sale of food commodities at December 31st was as follows:-

Foodstuffs soldPlace of TradingTotal number of stalls
Ridley RoadChatsworth RoadWell StreetKingsland RoadBroadwayGarnham StreetLauriston RoadBradbury StreetOther sites
Fruit and Vegetables5431186182-26137
Pish (Wet, dry and shell)85413-1-325
Pish and Poultry1------1-2
Meat and Poultry922-2--1-16
Grocery and Provisions76323----21
Sweets and. Ice-Cream12122-1-110
Soft Drinks---1-----1
Cakes and Biscuits12--1----4
Refreshments (Coffee stalls)1--2----25
Apple Fritters---1-----1
Eggs13--1----5
Totals835128153022412227

Table: 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,oVnot of the substance, or not of the quality demanded by thepurchaser•shall be guilty of an offence. In five cases legal proceedings were tiaken undter this section

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,oVnot of the substance, or not of the quality demanded by thepurchaser•shall be guilty of an offence. In five cases legal proceedings were tiaken undter this section

FinesCosts
£s.d£s.d
Selling Apple Puffs not of Quality, Nature or Substance demanded---300
Selling loaf of bread not of quality demanded.200100
Selling bottle of milk not of quality demanded.500200
Selling chocolate not of quality demanded.500200
Selling chocolate burnt almonds not of Quality, Nature or Substance demanded---500
SECTION 4 (Regulations as to composition of food, etc.)

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The Bread and Flour Regulations, 1963 made jointly by the Minister
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Minister of Health coming into
operation on 1st September, 1964
(a) prescribe permitted ingredients for white bread, brown bread or wheatmeal
bread, wheat germ bread wholemeal bread and soda bread and requirements
as to the1 composition of bi-ead containing milk solids or added protein
(regs. 5 to 10, 15 and 20):
(b) impose requirements as to the labelling and advertising of the aforesaid
kinds of bread and of bread (containing additional ingredients (regs, 13
14 16 to 19, 21 and 22):