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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
Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table gives a summary of the inspections made during the year (not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies, cowsheds and milkshops):—
| Butchers | 2133 |
| Fishmongers | 308 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 190 |
| Grocers | 1153 |
| Greengrocers | 878 |
| Poultry and Game Dealers | 62 |
| Cooked and Prepared Meat Shops | 336 |
| Bakers' Premises | 293 |
| Confectioners' Premises | 785 |
| Markets | 694 |
| Hawkers' Carts and Barrows | 306 |
| Hotel and other Kitchens, etc | 708 |
| Ice Cream Manufacturers and Vendors | 388 |
| General Shops | 446 |
| Other premises | 58 |
| 8,732 |
The following articles of food were surrendered and destroyed
during 1933:—
1 beef foreqftiarter (Imiportled) Unsound
11 „ hindquarters „ do.
81 „ parts and trimmings „ do.
39 „ kidneys „ do.
9 „ livers, etc. „ do.
5 mutton parts „ do.
2 lamb carcases „ do.
160 lbs. lambs' liver „ do.
1 pork carcase „ do.
10 pork pants „ do.
2 veal parts „ do.
260 lbs. pig kidneys, livers, etc. do.
27 lbs. sheeps' hearts „ do.
94 rabbits do.
469 lbs. mackerel, skate, etc. do.
40 lbs. ducks do.
176 tins salmon, etc. do.
34 tins sardines do.
1764 tins cherries, loganberries, plums, etc. do.
54 lbs. pears
56 lbs. apples
1 lb. tomatoes
213 tins milk do.
525 lbs. sugar, confectionery, etc. do.
50 jars jam, syrup, etc. do
22 jars pickles, etc. do.
54 doz. eggs
19 tins soup
19 lbs. bacon, etc
92 tins cooked ham, etc
5 bags winkles
50 lbs. tripe do.
Total weight destroyed: 11,758¼ lbs.