Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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29
dairies 12
bakehouses 25
Slaughter Houses 2
Restaurants, Cafes, etc 127
Industrial Canteens 127
Premises where ice-cream is manufactured 11
^remises where ice-cream is sold 88
Food Inspection
The amount of food stuffs surrendered owing to deterioration
or damage is related to the extensive work of food manufacture and
isdd tiibution in the Borough.
Under the direction of the various Departments of the Ministry
of food much inferior food material is received into the Borough
for manufacturing purposes subject to control by the Local Authorand
the Sanitary Inspectors carry out necessary examinations
for ensure that only sound material is used; this accounts generally
for the bulk surrenders.
Two large wholesale grocery Depots are within the Borough,
this hence surrenders of canned and packeted goods are made to
* Authority; these surrenders constitute the maior part of such
food stuff noted.
The following list collated for convenience shows some details
°f the surrendered food-stuffs:—
!,resh meat, various 2 tons, 5 cwt. 36 lbs.
inned meat, various 1,819 tins.
Ham 59 lbs.
Bacon 2 qtrs. 5 lbs.
Sausages 77 lbs.
babbits 114 lbs.
takers Sundries 1 ton 4 cwt
Confectionery 440 lbs.
Strawberry pulp 3 casks.
Preserves, various 1,782 tins.
Fish 53½ stone.
Fish 3,327 tins.
Fruit and vegetables, various 12,131 tins.