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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 1942
[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 | 2,629 | Confectioners' Premises | 774 |
| Fishmongers | 242 | Markets | 1,150 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 241 | Hawkers' Carts & Barrows | 275 |
| Grocers | 2,479 | Hotel and other Kitchens, etc. | 781 |
| Greengrocers | 982 | ||
| Poultry & Game Dealers. | 102 | Ice Cream Manufacturers and Vendors | 165 |
| Cooked & Prepared Meat Shops | 295 | ||
| General Shops | 318 | ||
| Bakers' Premises | 396 | Other premises | 162 |
| Total: | 10,991. |
GOVERNMENT MEAT DEPOT.
All meat supplied to the traders in Croydon passes through
the above Depot. Examination is carried out by an Inspector,
who is practically engaged full time on this part of the work.
The following articles of food derived from all sources were
found to be unfit for human consumption and disposed of during
1942:—
48 beef parts and trimmings Unsound
153 lbs. beef offals (various) ,,
7 lbs. veal parts „
44 lbs. mutton parts ,,
3 mutton carcases „
64 lbs. mutton offals (various) ,,
25 lbs. pigs' offals (various) ,,
12 lbs. pork parts ,,
5,703 lbs. haddock, cod, etc. ,,
1,882 lbs. rabbits ,,
6,299 tins, etc., peas, plums, pineapple, etc. ,,
1,324 tins sardines, herrings, etc. ,,
10,860 tins milk ,,
2,320 tins luncheon and sausage meat, etc. ,,
19,505 lbs. oats, potatoes, onions, etc. ,,
833 lbs. flour, cereals, etc. ,,
778 lbs. sausage, bacon, pics, etc. ,,
1,450 eggs
241 lbs. cheese ,,
494 lbs. biscuits ,,
Total weight: 57,390¾ lbs.