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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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75
UNSOUND FOOD.
A total of 3 tons 6wts. and 23 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 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Biscuits | 5 | — | 15 | |
| Butter | 14 | |||
| Canned Fish | 2 | — | ||
| Canned Fruit | 16 | 3 | 14 | |
| Canned Jam | 16 | |||
| Canned Meat | 16 | 2 | 23 | |
| Canned Milk | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Canned Rice | 7 | |||
| Canned Soup | 3 | 13 | ||
| Canned Vegetables | 11 | — | 23 | |
| Cereals | 15 | |||
| Cheese | 4 | |||
| Chicken | 1 | 4 | ||
| Cooking Fat | 2 | 16 | ||
| Dried Fruit | 1 | — | 8 | |
| Fish | 2 | - | 6 | |
| Frozen Fish | 1 | 22 | ||
| Frozen Meat | 6 | |||
| Frozen Vegetables | 2 | |||
| Jam | 2 | 2 | ||
| Meat (Fresh) | 4 | — | 5 | |
| 3 | 6 | — | 23 |
Where the items concerned are suitable for the purpose, they
are supplied to a local pig keeper and used as animal feeding stuff,
following treatment by him.
625 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.