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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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8 lbs. beetroots............do.
17 lbs. beans............do.
90 tins vegetables............do.
20 lbs. potatoes............do.
325 tins condensed milk............do.
107 lbs. jam, syrup, etc.............do.
49 lbs. suet, etc............do.
710 lbs. sweets, chocolate, etc.............do.
16 bottles pickles, etc.............do.
50 lbs. ice cream............do'.
6 lbs. minced meat, etc.............do.
6 tins tongue and brawn............do.
56 lbs. dripping.............do.
144 tins cafe-au-lait............do.
68 packets soup............do.
23 jars paste............do.

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Total weight destroyed : 11,569 lbs.

Table: Table XXII.General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed duringthe year1930.

Table XXII.

General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed duringthe year1930.

ARTICLES.Weight in lbs.Remarks.
Diseased.Unsound.Total.
Beef8,812½6,91615,728½Including 14 carcases.
Veal681291972„ 9 „
Mutton3191,1401,459„ 1 „
Pork8,6261,0699,694„ 30 „
Offal7.111¾1,0118,122 J,, imported offal.
Fish...429429Cod, Haddocks, Winkles.
Fruit & Vegetables...646½646½Apples, Black Currants, Tomatoes, etc.
Tinned Goods...1,424¼1,424¼1,191 tins, 66 jars.
Rabbits...520520½
Sundries...989¼989½Sweets, Ice Cream.
25,449¼14,43639,885¼

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MILK.
The milk supply of the Borough is derived principally from
the south, south-east and south-west counties, the greater