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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
Sutton and Cheam 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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UNSOUND FOOD
The following diseased and/or unsound meat and other foods have been surrendered and destroyed or, where suitable, utilised for pig food.
| Type of Food Condemned | , lbs. | Tins | Bottles or Jars | NOS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, Walnuts ground | 7½ | - | - | - |
| Apricot Pulp | ll | - | - | - |
| Beef, corned | 72 | 1 | - | - |
| Beef (imported) | 111 | - | - | - |
| Blanc Mange Powders | - | - | - | 26 |
| Bread Pudding | 9½ | - | - | - |
| Brown Sugar | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cereals | - | 3 | - | - |
| Chickens | - | - | - | 4 |
| Chicken and Ham (Minced) | - | - | 3 | - |
| Cocoa | - | - | - | 1 |
| Concentrated Pomodoro | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cornflakes | - | - | - | 1 |
| Crlspbread | - | - | - | 3 |
| Culinary Mixtures and Powders | - | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Cumberland Rum Butter | - | - | 3 | - |
| Fish | - | 7 | 2 | - |
| Fish Paste | - | 2 | - | - |
| Fish (wet and dry) | 456½ | - | - | - |
| Flour | 6 | - | - | - |
| Frankfurters | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Fruit (Dried) | 11 | — | "" | |
| Fruit Juices | - | 2 | - | |
| Fruit/Vegetables | - | 98 | - | - |
| Gooseberry Pie | 8½ | - | - | - |
| Ham/Shoulders | 173½ | 12 | - | - |
| Jam/Marmalade/Syrup/Honey | - | 8 | 7 | - |
| Jam Sponges | 8 | - | - | 3 |
| Jellies | - | - | 2 | - |
| Kidneys (Pig) | 28 | - | - | - |
| Livers (Lamb and Pig) | 2½ | 1 | - | - |
| Meat (Canned) | 36¼ | 26 | - | - |
| Melts (Pigs) | 77 | - | - | - |
| Milk/Cream | - | 7 | 1 | - |
| Mutton (Imported) | 3¼ | - | - | - |
| Orange Squash | - | - | 1 | - |
| Peas/Beans/Baked Beans | - | 16 | - | - |
| Potatoes | 560 | - | - | - |
| Salad Cream | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Soups/Pickles/Sauces | - | 29 | 9 | 1 |
| Spaghetti | - | 4 | - | — |
| Sponge Mixture | - | — | - | 18 |
| Strained Food | - | 2 | - | - |
| Sweet Corn | - | 2 | - | - |
| Tails (Ox) | 13 | - | - | - |
| Tongues (Ox) | - | 1 | - | - |
| Tongues (Lamb) | - | 2 | - | — |
| Venulcell1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| TOTALS | 1,595½ | 228 | 33 | 67 |