Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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The following unsound foods were surrendered during the year, the total bulk being substantially less than that surrendered in 1952:—
cwts. | lbs. | ozs. | |
---|---|---|---|
Canned Soups | — | 8 | 15½ |
Canned Meat | 2 | 60 | 1 |
Canned Fish | — | 25 | 3¾ |
Canned Vegetables | 1 | 86 | 12 |
Canned Fruits | 7 | 105 | 8½ |
Canned Milk | — | 67 | 4½ |
Meat, Bacon, Poultry, etc. | 7 | 101 | 13 |
Fish | 1 | 35 | 0 |
Meat and Fish Pastes | — | 1 | 0 |
Butter, Fats and Cheese | — | 67 | 12 |
Sugar, Jam, etc. | 1 | 2 | 14½ |
Flour, Bread, Cereals and Biscuits | — | 13 | 4 |
Pickles and Sauces | — | 2 | 8 |
Dried Fruit | — | 50 | 9 |
Eggs | 2 | 39 | 10 |
Coffee | — | 13 | 10 |
Assorted Frozen Foods | — | 52 | 7¾ |
Miscellaneous | — | 25 | 7 |
Total | 27 | 87 | 12½ |
All unsound food, with minor exceptions, is disposed of at
the Council's refuse destructor at Kenley.
The following samples were taken during 1953 and submitted to the Public Analyst, with the results shown:—
Article. | Analysed. | Non-Genuine. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Almonds, Ground | l | - | l | - | - | - |
Beer | 4 | - | 4 | — | - | - |
Beetroot, Tinned | l | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Bicarbonate-of-Soda | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
Blackcurrant Juice | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - |
Bread | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Butter | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Cake | l | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Celery Cheese Spread | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
Cherries, Glace | l | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Coconut, Dessicated | l | - | 1 | - | — | - |
Coffee and Chicory Essence | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | — |
Coffee, Pure | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
Cooked Meats | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |