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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
Croydon 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following articles of food were surrendered and destroyed during 1924:—
| Description. | Cause. |
|---|---|
| 20 beef quarters and parts (Imported) | Unsoundness. |
| 29 „ „ „ „ | Traumatism. |
| 7 lots beef kidneys „ | Unsoundness. |
| 37 „ tripe „ | do. |
| 50 beef hearts „ | do. |
| 14 „ livers „ | do. |
| 2„ „ | Abscesses. |
| 4 lots oxtails „ | Unsoundness. |
| 3 bags beef skirts „ | do. |
| 2 lots offal (sundry) „ | do. |
| 1 veal carcase and offal „ | do. |
| 19 calf plucks „ | do. |
| 14 lots lamb carcases „ | do. |
| 2 „ | Emaciation. |
| Unsoundness. | |
| 4 „ „ „ | Traumatism. |
| 3 lots sheep heads „ | Unsoundness. |
| 3 „ „ plucks „ | do. |
| 90 sheep hearts. | do. |
| 1 box sheep kidneys „ | do. |
| 3 loins pork „ | do. |
| 24 pig plucks | do. |
| 9 lots pig kidneys „ | do. |
| 1 pig's head (English) | Tuberculosis. |
| 28 turkeys. | Unsoundness. |
| 1 barrel crabs. | do. |
| 1 „ herrings. | do. |
| 1 box cat fish. | do. |
| 2 boxes codlings. | do. |
| 1 box whiting. | do. |
| 1 box mixed fish. | do. |
| 2 boxes kippers. | do. |
| 2 boxes cod roe. | do. |
| 24 bags potatoes. | do. |
| 40 bundles tomatoes. | do. |
| 1 lot tomatoes. | do. |
| 50 boxes plums. | do. |
| 1 lot gooseberries. | do. |
| 1 „ chestnuts. | do. |
| 1 „ grapes. | do. |
| 1 „ plums and pears. | do. |
| 54 tins sardines. | do. |
| 18 „ milk. | do. |
| 9 „ bloater paste. | do. |
| 8 „ loganberries. | do. |
| 4 „ pilchards. | do. |
| 3 „ salmon. | do. |
| 30 rabbit carcases. | do. |
| TOTAL WEIGHT DESTROYED 13,046 lbs. | |