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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 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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220
202 tins salmon, etc. „
1429 tins, etc., plums, cherries, pineapple, etc „
85 lbs. grape fruit „
480 lbs oranges „
60 lbs. pears „
157 tins milk and cream „
23 lbs. flour„
35 jars jam, etc „
98 jars pickles, etc. „
39 jars meat paste,etc. „
28 tins soup „
18 lbs. suet „
35 tins beef, etc. „
Total weight destroyed : 6,799 lbs.

Table: Table XII.General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed duringthe year1935.

Table XII.

General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed during

the year1935.

ARTICLES.Weight in lbs.Remarks.
Diseased.Unsound.Total.
Beef12,3442,71315,057Including 21 carcases.
Veal31016547512 „
Mutton263307570„ 11 „
Pork16,595151½16,746½„ 157 „
Offal8,468½4308,898½„ imported offal.
Fish...185185Fish fillets, etc.
Fruit & Vegetables...634634Pears, oranges, etc.
Tinned Goods...2,658}2,658½1,851 tins, 172 jars, etc.
Sundries...7777Rabbits, etc.
37,980½7,32145,301½

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MILK.
The milk supply of the Borough is derived principally from
the south, south-east and south-west counties and arrives either
by rail or road.