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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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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 | 2,222 |
| Fishmongers | 192 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 183 |
| Grocers | 740 |
| Greengrocers | 477 |
| Poultry and Game Dealers | 126 |
| Cooked and Prepared Meat Shops | 204 |
| Bakers' Premises | 154 |
| Confectioners' Premises | 632 |
| Markets | 500 |
| Hawkers' Carts and Barrows | 90 |
| Hotel and other Kitchens, etc | 436 |
| Ice Cream Manufacturers and Vendors | 285 |
| General Shops | 334 |
| Other premises | 55 |
| 6,630 |
The following articles of food were surrendered and destroyed during 1938 : —
| 104 beef parts and trimmings | (Imported) | Unsound |
|---|---|---|
| 22 lbs. beef kidneys | „ | „ |
| 66 lbs. beef livers | „ | „ |
| 153 lbs. ox tails, etc. | „ | „ |
| 30 lbs. calf livers | „ | „ |
| 2 veal parts | „ | „ |
| 28 mutton parts | „ | „ |
| 2 lamb carcases | „ | „ |
| 982 lbs. lambs' liver, etc. | „ | „ |
| 17 pork parts | „ | „ |
| 202 lbs. pig livers, etc. | „ | „ |
| 224 lbs. rabbits | „ | „ |
| 364 lbs. cod, herrings, etc. | „ | „ |
| 679 lbs. butter, cheese, eggs, etc. | „ | |
| 231 tins salmon, etc. | „ | |
| 758 tins, etc., pineapple, plums, tomatoes, etc. | „ | |
| 93 lbs. prunes, currants, etc. | „ | |
| 91 tins milk and cream | „ | |
| 39 bottles soup, sauce, etc. | „ | |
| 22 tins beef, etc | „ | |
| 67 packets cereals, etc. | „ | |
| 41 lbs. sweets | „ | |
| Total weight destroyed : 7,967 lbs. | ||