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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: The following tabale gives a summary of the inspections made during the year, not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies:-

The following tabale gives a summary of the inspections made during the year, not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies:-

Butchers1,808Ice-Cream Vendors
Bakers and Bakehouses322and Manufacturers335
Confectioners295Greengrocers238
Fishmongers185Grocers1,287
Pried Fish Shops71Stalls and Rounds other
Poultry and Gamethan in Markets160
Dealers330Catering Establishments1,311
Cooked Meat Preparation Premises61General Shops25
Miscellaneous109
6,537

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In addition to the above, Croydon Airport was visited on 10
occasions to inspect foodstuffs arriving by air from the Continent.
Such foodstuffs included Kosher Sausage, GoudaCheese, Butter and
Delicacies. It was not found necessary to condemn any article.

Table: General Summary of meat andother articles of food found to be unfit and condemned by the Inspectors during 1954:-

General Summary of meat andother articles of food found to be unfit and condemned by the Inspectors during 1954:-

Art iclesWeight in lbs.
DiseasedUnsoundTotal
Beef25826369629 5 2 2
Veal3 11-311
Mutton200 51612169
Pork998328810271
Offal4627520316178
Sundry Foodstuffs–1110511105
Canned, bottled anc packeted goods–1110911109
8110356565110968

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Disposal of Condemned Foodstuffs
The Meat was condemned at either the Public Abattoir, Wholesale
Meat Depots or at shops supplied therefrom and was disposed
of by the Corporation. Some of the condemned foods are processed
for industrial use and the remainder are destroyed.