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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: General Food Inspection.The following table gives a summary of the inspections made during the year (not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies, cowsheds and milkshops):—

General Food Inspection.

The following table gives a summary of the inspections made during the year (not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies, cowsheds and milkshops):—

Butchers2137
Fishmongers218
Fried Fish Shops182
Grocers890
Greengrocers609
Poultry and Game Dealers28
Cooked and Prepared Meat Shops250
Bakers' Premises114
Confectioners' Premises754
Markets562
Hawkers' Carts and Barrows232
Hotel and other Kitchens, etc664
Ice Cream Manufacturers and Vendors349
General Shops344
Other premises69
7,402

Table: The following articles of food were surrendered and destroyed during 1936:—

The following articles of food were surrendered and destroyed during 1936:—

63 beef parts and trimmings (Imported)Unsound
33 lbs. beef kidneys „„
62 lbs. beef livers, etc. ,,„
1 mutton carcase ,,„
4 „ parts „„
299 lbs. lambs' liver, etc. ,,„
51 lbs. pork ,,„
10 lbs. pig livers ,,„
12 lbs. pig kidneys ,,„
60 lbs. rabbits„
264 lbs. ham and bacon„
881 lbs. smoked fish fillets, etc„
19 turkeys„
90 tins salmon, etc.„
1405 tins, etc., plums, cherries, pineapple, etc„
43 lbs. pears„
28 lbs. carrots„
462 lbs. apples„
186 tins milk and cream„
11 cwts. potatoes„
9 lbs. tomatoes„
52 jars jam, etc„
54 jars pickles, etc„
21 tins soup„
72 lbs. ice cream„
65 tins beef, etc.„
Total weight destroyed : 9,412 lbs.