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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

Tottenham 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Another section of the premises is licensed as a knacker's
yard and during 1952, 2,442 animals were dealt with there.
Regular visits are made by the district sanitary inspectors
to ensure compliance with the regulations.
During the year 14 licences to slaughter were issued under
the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933-
Food Condemned

Table: The following tinned articles were condemned during the year, namely

The following tinned articles were condemned during the year, namely

Apple Pulp6Greens21Plums1. 046
Apple Puree3Hams371Pork Brawn4
Apple and Blackcurrant1Ham Loaf2Potted Meat18
Apples139Hearts1Prunes226
Apricot Pulp114Herring Roes12Raspberries50
Apricots62Herrings12Rhubarb8
Baby Pood83Irish Stew10Rhubarb Pudding18
Beans391Jam96Roes1
Beetroot19Kidneys7Salmon62
Blackberries84Lobster11Sardines116
Blackcurrants49Loganberries2Sausages23
Br awn7Luncheon Meat702Silds5
Brislings32Macaroni18Soup177
Broth5Macedoine2Soup Powder11
Carrots31Marmalade11Spaghetti38
Celery Hearts2Milk1, 279Spinach8
Cherries416Minced Beef Loaf128Steak Pudding1
Chicken33Oranges122Stewed Steak205
Christmas Pudding5Orange Juice34Strawberries69
Corned Beef Hash1Parsnips19Tomato Juice7
Crabmeat12Peaches48Tomatoes529
Damsons80Peach Pulp22Tomato Paste9
Fruit Salad91Pears386Tomato Pulp2
Gherkins11Peas963Tomato Puree105
Gooseberries32Pease Pudding2Tongue15
Grapefruit29Pilchards84Tunny Pish1
Grapefruit Juice18Pineapple122Veal83
Grapes13Pineapple Jelly1Veal and Ham Loaf9
Grape Juice103Pineapple Juice9Veal, Pork and BeefLoaf 3
Greengages100Pineapple Pulp2Veal Loaf31
Vegetables, Mixed58