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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
Feltham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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In addition, the following amounts of other foodstuffs were found to be unfit for human consumption : —
| Fish | 210 lbs. |
| Sugar | 112 lbs. |
| Chicken | 96 lbs. |
| Rabbits | 120 lbs. |
| Butter | 9 lbs. |
| Bacon | 51 lbs. |
| Cheese | 45 lbs. |
| ,, | 40 portions |
| Sausages | 39 lbs. |
| Sauce | 1 bottle |
| Jam | 9 lbs. |
| Tea | 2 lbs. |
| Coffee | 1 lb. |
| Fishcakes | 4 doz. |
| Tinned Foodstuffs : | |
| Fruit | 163 lbs. |
| Vegetables | 24 lbs. |
| Soup | 3 tins |
| Meat | 218 lbs. |
| Fish | 6 lbs. |
| Milk | 61 tins |
| Cream | 1 lb. |
| Syrup | 1 lb. |
Disposal of Condemned Food
Where possible condemned foodstuffs are sent to a waste
products factory where they are processed for non-edible
purposes. Foodstuffs which are not suitable for such disposal
are buried at the Councils refuse tip.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938—Food and Drugs Authority
The Middlesex County Council is the Food and Drugs
Authority for the district.
The Public Control Department carry out the provisions
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938 operated by the County
Council and I am indebted to the Chief Officer of that