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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
Hornsey 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Inspections of food premises were made during the year as follows:—
| Butchers' Shops | 106 | Restaurants, Cafes, etc. | 174 |
| Grocers' Shops | 278 | Bakehouses | 112 |
| Fish Shops | 35 | Milkshops | 27 |
| Greengrocers' Shops | 20 | Confectioners | 44 |
| Cooked Meat Shops | 14 | Ice Cream Premises | 53 |
| Public Houses | 70 | Horse Flesh Butchers | 2 |
| Total Inspections Made—935 | |||
The following is a list of food condemned as unfit for human consumption. Wherever possible this was disposed of as salvage:—
| Cwts. | lbs. | Cwts. | lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canned Vegetables | 3 | 81 | Rabbits | 1 | 88 |
| Canned Fruit | 8 | 109 | Bacon | - | 80 |
| Canned Fruit Juice | - | 71 | Pickles | - | 7 |
| Canned Meat | 25 | 17 | Chocolate Spread | - | 13 |
| Canned Fish | 3 | 110 | Paste | - | 32 |
| Canned Soup | 1 | 17 | Mincemeat | - | 4 |
| Canned Marmalade | - | 51 | Pudding Mixture | - | 4 |
| Canned Jam | - | 70 | Xmas Pudding | - | 12 |
| Canned Tomato Paste | - | 61 | Potato Powder | - | 30 |
| Dried Fruit | 3 | 9 | Onion Powder | - | 5 |
| Cheese | 1 | 32 | Meat Extract | - | 2 |
| Butter | - | 35 | Sourcrout | - | 3 |
| Artificial Cream | - | 32 | Molasses | - | 5 |
| Tea | 3 | 13 | Cherries | - | 9 |
| Cereals | 1 | 35 | Sweets | - | 41 |
| Meat | 11 | 55 | Biscuits | 1 | 110 |
| Fish | 6 | 107 | Malt & Cod Liver Oil | - | 10 |
| Poultry | - | 11 | Canned Milk | 340 pints | |
Total Food Condemned—79 cwts. 67 lbs. and 340 pints of Milk
338 visits were made to food premises in connection with condemnation.
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