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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
Chislehurst 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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A total of 3 tons, 9 cwts. 0 qrs. 20 lbs. of food unfit for human consumption was surrendered to Inspectors during the year, as follow:—
| Item. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | - | - | 1 | 26 |
| Canned Fish | 1 | 15 | ||
| Canned Fruit | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Canned Jam | - | - | - | 2 |
| Canned Meat | - | 15 | 2 | 9 |
| Canned Milk | - | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Canned Soup | - | - | - | 4 |
| Canned Vegetables | - | 15 | 2 | 11 |
| Cheese | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Flour | - | - | 1 | 19 |
| Flour, Confectionery | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Fish | - | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Fruit and Vegetables, Dried | - | - | - | 16 |
| Fruit, Fresh | - | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Meat, Cooked | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Meat, Fresh | - | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Sausages | - | 1 | — | 27 |
| Miscellaneous | - | - | - | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | — | 20 |
Where the items concerned are suitable for the purpose, they
are supplied to a local pig keeper and used as animal feeding stuff,
following treatment by him.
Five hundred and seventy-five Food Surrender Certificates were
issued.
MEAT INSPECTION.
No slaughtering was carried out in the district during the year.
Routine inspection of meat has been carried out in butchers’
shops, etc.
The food premises in the area, registered under the above Ac are:—
| Icecream. | Mfr. of Sausages. | Cooked Ham. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers’shops | 2 | — | — |
| Butchers’shops | 1 | 44 | — |
| Fishmongers (wet and dried) | 2 | — | — |
| Greengrocers’ shops | 4 | — | — |
| Grocers | 41 | — | 5 |
| Restaurants and Cafes (for consumption off the premises) | 30 | - | - |
| Sweet shops, confectioners | 75 | - | — |
| Others | 3 | - | — |
| 158 | 44 | 5 |