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Greenwich 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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of food poisoning on a large scale and it is a tribute to the
Inspectors' vigilance that no such outbreaks have occurred.
As a result of 143 visits of inspection to the catering establishments,
insanitary conditions were remedied and improvements,
mainly redecoration and cleansing of kitchens, were effected on
7 occasions.
Many licensed victuallers have instituted a catering service
during the last few years, some providing prepared food to be
consumed at the bar counter and others supplying a cooked lunch
in a separate dining room. One improvement was carried out at
a public house as a result of informal action.
Food Rejected.—The following table is a summary of unsound
food voluntarily surrendered during the year under the provisions
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 180(8) most ot
which was processed and used for animal feeding :—
Shops, Stalls, etc.:—
Meat—
Beef 3,777 lbs.
Beef (chilled) 64 „
Mutton and Lamb 2,558 „
Veal 76 „
Pork 12 „
Bacon 61 „
Rabbits 196 „
Lambs' Livers 64 „
Pigs' Hearts 28 „
Pigs' Kidneys 140 „
Sweetbreads 10 „
6,986 lbs.
Canned and Other Foods—
Foods, Various (Canned) 1,620 „
Cooked Meats (Canned) 22,290 „
Corned Beef (Canned) 3,516 „
Sausages, Pork 9 „
Cheese 28 „
Fish 554 „
Fish (Canned) 646 „
Tomato Ketchup 96 „
Tomatoes (Canned) 10,155 „
Rice, Creamed (Canned) 248 „
Rice, Ground 28 „
Fruit (Canned) 8,461 „
Fruit Juice (Canned) 11,260 „
Chocolate Confectionery 40 „
Jam 15 „
Marmalade (Canned) 342 „
59,308 lbs.
66,294 lbs.