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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
Wood Green 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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(c) Other Foods.
The under-mentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for human consumption during the year :—
| lbs. | Tinned Food. | tins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 821¾ | Meat | 531 |
| Fish | 3,545½ | Fish | 436 |
| Vegetables | 6,460¼ | Vegetables | 302 |
| Fruit | 626 | Fruit | 111 |
| Cheese | 45 | Evaporated milk | 791 |
| Flour | 61 | Dried milk | 24 |
| Sugar | 42 | Jam | 80 |
| Cakes, etc. | 110 | Soup, etc. | 53 |
| Sweets | 43¼ | ||
| 11,754¾ | 2,328 |
| Whelks | 28 gals. | Eggs | 1,378 |
| Fish cakes | 280 | Cake mixture, etc. | 102 pkts. |
| Fruit, vegetables etc. | 85 jars | ||
| Cakes, etc. | 1,619 | ||
| Cheese | 72 boxes | Meat pies | 15 |
Synthetic Cream 11 gals.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
598 premises have been inspected by the Council's Rodent
Operator, and it was found necessary to carry out treatment in
143 of these.
Two thousand and seventy-three visits were made.
During the year two maintenance treatments of the soil sewers
were carried out; one in April, and one in November-December.
In April, 642 manholes were baited; in 88 of them a complete
prebait take was registered, and in 235 a partial prebait take.
In the November-December treatment, 203 complete prebait
takes were registered and 54 partial takes.
All the manholes in which prebait takes were registered were
poison baited.
The Public Health Department and the Borough Engineer's
Department again co-operated in carrying through the sewer treatment,
the Borough Engineer supplying the men to do the work.