[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke Borough.

  • Basingstoke (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Defects : Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cjscs in which Particulars Found Remedied To H .M. Inspector Referred By H M, Inspector prosecutions were instituted Sanitary Conveniences (a) Insufficient (b) Unsuitable or defective — — — — — Other Offences — — — — Total — — — - - Part Vl/I Outwork — Wearing Apparel (Making, etc.) No of outworkers notified . . . . . . 6 No. of inspections 10 Food and Drugs Act 1955 Inspection of Food Frequent visits were made to food retail shops and a food dis- tribution depot in the Borough, resulting in the following types and quantities of food, totalling 23 tons 1 cwt, 3 qrs. I st. i lb. 4 ozs., being condemned as unfit for human consumption. Tons cwts. qrs. sts. lbs. ozs. Meat from wholesale and retail premises 15 5 2 4 4 Cooked meats and meat products . — — 2 6 11 Canned meats — 6 2 — 8 lOi Other canned food 5 3 3 — 7 2i Fresh Fish ...... — 1 2 — 1 — Fresh Fruit and Vegetables — — 1 — 2 — Other Food ...... 2 3 2 — 13 8 Food Complaints The Department dealt with 60 complaints made by members of the public concerning the sale of food. Each complaint received a full investigation, including interviews with retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers. In some instances the offending foods were referred to the Public Analyst or the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Laboratories at Reading for further detailed examination and identification purposes. The results of this procedure have been found to be of great assistance in deciding the appropriate action which should be taken.