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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
Chigwell 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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VEGETABLES
| Beans, baked, tins | 12 | Dehydrated vegetables:- | |||
| Beans, butter, tins | 1 | Cabbage, lbs | 168 | ||
| Carrots, tins | 1 | Carrots, lbs | 558 | ||
| Peas, tins | 12 | Mixed vegetables, lbs | 108 | ||
| Tomatoes, tins | 13 | Potatoes, lbs | 12 | ||
| Swedes, lbs | 24 | ||||
| TOTALS: | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |
| Tins,etc | 476 | 69 | 97 | 39 | |
| lbs | 336 | 56 | 190 | 870 | |
The dehydrated vegetables were old stocks taken over from
British Restaurants by school kitchens. If these items are excluded
there is a considerabl decrease in vegetables condemned.
OTHER ITEMS.
| Honey, jars | 1 | Pickles, jars | 8 | ||
| Horseradish Sauce, bottles | 1 | Rice, creamed, tins | 2 | ||
| Jellies, packets | 1 | Soup, tins | 18 | ||
| Milk, evaporated, tins | 12 | Spaghetti, tins | 1 | ||
| Mushroom Ketchup, bottles | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS: | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |
| Eggs, lbs | 11 | 42 | - | - | |
| Milk, tins | 70 | 35 | 27 | 12 | |
| Tins, etc | 172 | 808 | 37 | 33 | |
| lbs | 28 | 465 | - | - | |
There is again a decrease in items condemned under this
neading.
As the result of a road accident, 1½ cwt of sweets were
destroyed, having been contaminated with deisol oil and broken glass.
(d) Food Complaints:
47 complaints of food being unfit for human consumption were
received as against 27 last year, representing almost a 100% increase.
Most of them were milk and emenated from one school.
The foods complained of were:-
| Bacon | 1 | Minoemeat | 1 |
| Bread | 7 | Nutuag | 1 |
| Butter | 1 | Span | 1 |
| Fruit Pie | 1 | Sponge Cake | 1 |
| Jam | 1 | Vinegar | 1 |
| Milk | 31 |
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