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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
Chislehurst 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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UNSOUND FOOD.
A total of 4 tons, 11 cwts. 1 qr. 20 lbs. of food unfit for human consumption was surrendered to Inspectors during the year. Details of the various items are given below.
| Item. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Butter | 2 | |||
| Cake | 8 | |||
| Canned Fish | 1 | 2 | 19 | |
| Canned Fruit | 1 | — | 3 | 17 |
| Canned Jam | 2 | |||
| Canned Meat | 17 | 1 | 15 | |
| Canned Milk | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Canned Soup | 1 | 20 | ||
| Canned Syrup | 6 | |||
| Canned Vegetables | 19 | 1 | 10 | |
| Cheese | 20 | |||
| Currants | 18 | 2 | 27 | |
| Dried Fruits | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Fish | 1 | 3 | 25 | |
| Margarine | 1 | 3 | ||
| Meats (cooked) | 4 | |||
| Meats (fresh) | 2 | 2 | 24 | |
| Sausages | 2 | 14 | ||
| Suet | 2 | |||
| Sweets | 5 | |||
| 4 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
Where the items concerned are suitable for the purpose, they
are supplied to a local pig keeper and used as animals feeding stuff,
following treatment by him.
Seven hundred and fifty-four Food Surrender Certificates were
issued.
MEAT INSPECTION.
No slaughtering was carried out in the district during the year.
Routine inspection of meat has been carried out in butchers'
shops, etc.