London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Crayford 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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| lbs | 0zs | lbs | 0zs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef 0 | 588 | 0 | Tinned Vegetables | 52 | 2 |
| Liver | 10 | 0 | Tinned Tongues | 9 | 0 |
| Chopped Pork | 82 | 12 | Tinned Soup | 11 | |
| Ham | 348 | 13 | Tinned Ham & Tongue | 2 | 0 |
| Chicken | 94 | 8 | Tinned Ham | 122 | 7 |
| Offal | 96 | 0 | Tinned Pork | 19 | 2 |
| Corned Beef | 51 | 0 | Tinned Chicken | 3 | 13 |
| Corned Mutton | 12 | 0 | Tinned Pish | 11 | 6 |
| Luncheon Meat | 33 | 9 | Tinned Milk | 3 | 3 |
| Bacon | 16 | 0 | Jam & Lemon Curd | 6 | 8 |
| Jellied Veal | 60 | 0 | Pickle | 8 | |
| Tongue | 18 | 0 | Mincemeat | 1 | 0 |
| Pish | 14 | 0 | Cereals | 30 | 14 |
| Stewed Steak | 2 | 14 | Beverages | 4 | 8 |
| Chipolates | 4 | 8 | Dried Fruit | 25 | 0 |
| Melts | 28 | 0 | Ravioli | 8 | |
| Sugar | 42 | 0 | Butter | 2 | 8 |
| Tea | 24 | 8 | Pats | 23 | 8 |
| Cheese | 1 | 8 | Miscellaneous | 2 | 12 |
| Tinned Fruit | 102 |
The bulk of the food condemned was unfit for salvage and had to be
destroyed, but. where possible, it is the practice to use condemned food for
animal feeding, after sterilisation
Slaughterhouses
There is no slaughterhouse in the area,
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations 1959
Number of persons registered as distributors during the year 5
ICE CREAM (HEAT TREATMENT) REGULATIONS 1947 1959
There are no manufacturers of ice cream in the area, 49 samples of ice
cream submitted for examination during the year were graded as follows
Grade I 35
Grade II 14
Grade III -
Grade IV
21