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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table XII.General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed during the year1937.

Table XII.

General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed during the year1937.

ARTICLES.Weight in lbs.Remarks.
Diseased.Unsound.Total.
Beef8,7883,61412,402Including 14 carcases.
Veal533135668,, 11 „
Mutton37165436„ 5 „
Pork11,15674811,904„ 96 „
Offal9,078¾120610,284¾„ imported offal.
Fish...698698Fish fillets, etc.
Fruit & Vegetables...6363Sultanas, etc.
Tinned Goods...1,1401,140923 tins, 7 jars, etc.
Sundries...155¼155¼Turkeys, rabbits, etc.
29,926¾7,824¼37,751

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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.
Only a very small proportion is produced in the Borough,
due to the absorption of land for building purposes and the consequent
decreasing amount of pasture land.
Dairies, milkshops and cowsheds have received continuous
inspection. In the case of dairies separate premises are required
for the storage of milk and also for the washing of utensils.
Alterations have been carried out to existing dairies in conformity
with modern practice.
Mechanical refrigeration and cooling is used by increasing
numbers of dairymen in the Borough as part of their equipment.