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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

Merton and Morden 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Table: were surrendered and disposed of either for animal feeding or salvage:—

were surrendered and disposed of either for animal feeding or salvage:—

1940
Description.Cause of Condemnation.
Beef—8 lbs.Bone taint
Beef—87½ lbs.Decomposition
Beef and Lamb—476 lbs.”
Lamb—3 carcases 120 lbs.”
Lamb—2 joints 4½ lbs.”
Mutton—17½ lbs.”
Mutton—1 leg 5 lbs.”
Sheeps Heads—21Putrefaction
Ox Sweetbreads—29½ lbs.Decomposition
Pork—52 lbs.”
Pork—16½ lbs.Tuberculosis
Cooked 11 am—28 lbs.Unsound
Rabbits—72”
Turkeys—8Decomposition
Fillet Haddock—8 stonesUnsound
Dog Fish—6 stones”
Dog Fish—2½ stones”
Cod Fillets—4 stones”
Herrings—3½ stones”
Savoy Cabbages—5 bags”
Tomatoes—6 lbs.”
Pineapple—957 tins”
Grapes—11 lbs.”
Sweets—10 lbs.”
Jam—7 lbs.”
Marmalade—2 lbs.”
Sauce—1 bottle”

Table: At 30 premises sanitary improvements were effected.

At 30 premises sanitary improvements were effected.

1941
Description.Cause of Condemnation.
Canadian Eggs—67Unsound
Frozen Eggs—30 lbs.”
Milk—12 tins”
Jam and Marmalade—48 lbs.”
Rabbits—847 lbs.Decomposition
English Rabbits—288”
Ox Liver—10½ lbs.Cysts
Coal Fish—7 stoneUnsound
Corned Beef—38 tins”
Corned Beef—254 6-lb. tins”
Cod Fish—2 stone”
Cod Fillets—10 lbs.”
Smoked Bacon—14½ lbs.”