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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

Brentford 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]

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Table: The following table shows the amount of food destroyed during the past year.

The following table shows the amount of food destroyed during the past year.

No.Article of food.Result of Examinations.Weight.Remarks.
T.C.Qlbs.
1BeefBone taint112Surrendered
2BeefDecomposed20Ditto
3BeefDitto20Ditto
4MuttonDitto6Ditto
5MuttonDitto5Ditto
6LambDitto7Ditto
7BeefDitto16Ditto
8MuttonUnfit for food ..16Ditto
9MuttonDecomposed5Ditto
lOBeefDitto13Ditto
11Pig's headTubercular Glarf<ls8Surrendered upon attention being called to its condition.
12MuttonDecomposed5Surrendered
13BeefDitto16Ditto
14Shoulder and leg of MuttonDitto14Surrendered upen attention being called to its condition to the meat
15BeefBone taint15Surrendered
16Leg of Mutton ..Decomposed6Ditto
17MuttonDitto9Ditto
18BeefDitto11Ditto
19KidneysDitto15Ditto
20Mutton ..Ditto13Ditto
21Mutton .Ditto5Ditto
22MuttonDitto8Ditto
23ApplesUnsound11Submitted for examination
24MuttonDecomposed1Surrendered
25BeefDitto12Ditto
2bBeefDitto7Ditto
27BeefDitto17Ditto
28BeefDitto11Ditto
29BeefBone taint116Ditto
30Mutton ..Decomposed4Ditto
31BeefBone taint1Ditto
32Lamb ..Decomposed5Ditto
33BeefDitto14Ditto
34BeefDitto9Ditto
35Beef ..Bone taint13Ditto
36HaddocksPutrid110Submitted for examination
37Mutton ..Decomposed12Surrendered
38LambDitto1Ditto
39Mutton ..Ditto12Ditto
40LaYnbDitto24Ditto
41MuttonDitto7Ditto
42LambDitto7Ditto
43LettuceUnwholesome ..2118Submitted for examination
44MuttonDecomposed15Surrendered
45KidneysPutrid15Ditto
4bLambTainted8Ditto
47Carcase of LambDitto21Ditto
48Carcase of LambDitto27Ditto
49MuttonDitto13Ditto
50LambDecomposed4Ditto
51MuttonDitto8Ditto
52Carcase of LambDitto26Ditto