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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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| lbs. | ozs. | lbs. | ozs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee | 6 | 4 | Tinned Fish | 28 | 4¾ |
| Marzipan | 1 | 8 | Tinned Tomatoes | 57 | 7 |
| Processed Cheese | 2 | Tinned Milk | 9 | 9 | |
| Tinned Fruit | 280 | 0 | Jam and Lemon Curd | 11 | 14½ |
| Tinned Fruit Juice | 2 | 0 | Preserves | 1 | 4 |
| Tinned Steak | 5 | 15½ | Marmalade | 2 | 14½ |
| Tinned Vegetables | 72 | 10½ | Cereals | 16 | 8 |
| Tinned Vegetable Salad | 15½ | Sweet Corn | 1 | 0 | |
| Tinned Sausages | 8 | Beverages | 4 | 14 | |
| Tinned Soup | 6 | 5½ | New Potatoes | 560 | 0 |
| Tinned Ham and Tongue | 2 | 0 | Ravioli | 1 | 13 |
| Tinned Rice | 1 | 15 | Butter | 1 | 8 |
| Tinned Jellied Veal | 42 | 8 | Peanut Butter | 2 | 0 |
| Tinned Pork | 69 | 7 | Fats | 1 | 14 |
| Tinned Lambs Tongues | 2 | 0 | Nuts | 4 | |
| Tinned Celery Hearts | 1 | 3 | Miscellaneous | 2 | 57/8 |
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 3
ICE CREAM (HEAT TREATMENT) REGULATIONS, 1959-1963
There are no manufacturers of ice cream in the area. 43 samples of ice cream
submitted for examination during the year were graded as follows:-
Grade I 33
Grade II 10
Grade III -
Grade IV -
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