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Chelsea 1952
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1952
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UNSOUND FOOD
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Approximately 8,192 pounds of unsound or diseased food were surrendered
to and destroyed by the Council's Food Inspectors during the year, and for
the purposes of comparison, details of the foods which have largely contributed
to the annual totals during the years 1949 - 1952 (inclusive) are set out in
the following table:-
UNSOUND FOOD SURRENDERED TO THE COUNCIL'S FOOD INSPECTORS DURING THE YEARS 1949 - 1952 (inclusive)
| Commodity: | 1949 lbs. | 1950 lbs. | 1951 lbs. | 1952 lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals | - | 307 | - | - |
| Fish, fresh | 1,475 | 1,096 | 327 | 117 |
| Fish, tinned | 102 | 415 | 402 | 88 |
| Fruit, dried | — | 194 | - | - |
| Fruit, fresh | 240 | — | — | — |
| Fruit, tinned | 313 | 1,666 | 2,184 | 1,723 |
| Fruit juices | 321 | 326 | 165 | 98 |
| Ham, tinned | — | — | 3,775 | - |
| Locust beans | 705 | — | - | — |
| Meat, fresh | 249 | 713 | 1,326 | |
| Meat, tinned | 922 | 2,111 | 830 | — |
| Milk, tinned | 618 | 371 | 241 | 95 |
| Pickles, Sauces,etc | 144 | 343 | - | |
| Preserves - Jams, Marmalades, etc | 259 | 245 | 77 | 123 |
| Rabbits | 301 | — | — | — |
| Salad Cream | 392 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | _ | — | 300 | 858 |
| Soups | 270 | 201 | 132 | 40 |
| Tomato juice | 268 | — | - | — |
| Vegetables | 349 | 881 | 709 | 1,l27 |
| Aggregates of all foods condemned annually <>. «„ | 8,017 | 9,721 | 9,788 | 8,192 |
Average for the
four years Approximately 8,930 pounds.