Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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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):—
Butchers | 2137 |
Fishmongers | 218 |
Fried Fish Shops | 182 |
Grocers | 890 |
Greengrocers | 609 |
Poultry and Game Dealers | 28 |
Cooked and Prepared Meat Shops | 250 |
Bakers' Premises | 114 |
Confectioners' Premises | 754 |
Markets | 562 |
Hawkers' Carts and Barrows | 232 |
Hotel and other Kitchens, etc | 664 |
Ice Cream Manufacturers and Vendors | 349 |
General Shops | 344 |
Other premises | 69 |
7,402 |
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. |