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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
Camberwell 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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UNSOUND FOOD—Continued.
| Name of Food. | Weight. | Surrendered or Seized. | Result of Action taken. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. | c. | q. | l. | |||
| TINNED FOODS— | ||||||
| Condensed and Evaporated milk 2,057 tins | – | 15 | – | 27½ | Do. | Do. |
| Cream 806 tins | – | 3 | – | 9½ | Do. | Do. |
| Liquid eggs 487 tins | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | Do. | Do. |
| Fruit 2,083 tins | 1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | Do. | Do. |
| Fish 1,799 tins | – | 13 | 3 | ½ | Do. | Do. |
| Meat 15 tins | – | – | 1 | 3 | Do. | Do. |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 8½ | |||
| MISCELLANEOUS— | ||||||
| Jams, Pickles, Jellies (various), Custard powders, Soap powder, Maize, 173 bottles Lemon Squash, 52 bottles Orange Squash, and 44 bottles Pineapple Cordial | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4½ | Do. | Do. |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 2 | 19½ | ||
Summary of Work of Food Inspector for 52 weeks ended Dec. 31st, 1934.
| Complaints received | 12 |
| Complaints found to be justified | 4 |
| Inspections:— | |
| Street markets | 2,024 |
| Bakehouses | 278 |
| Fish curers' premises | 234 |
| Fried fish shops | 456 |
| Ice cream premises | 371 |
| Restaurants and eating houses | 315 |
| Slaughterhouses | 121 |
| Other food premises | 3,546 |
| Carcases inspected | 599 |
| Organs inspected | 1,099 |
| Inspections not defined | 163 |
| Re-inspections | 593 |
| Organs condemned | 211 |
| Food surrendered (parcels of varying weights) | 20 |
| Certificates granted for Foodstuffs for export | 20 |
| Number of food premises defects found and remedied | 181 |
| Number of intimations served | 185 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 7 |
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