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Croydon 1939

[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):-

Butchers1723
Fishmongers153
Fried Fish Shops137
Grocers520
Greengrocers258
Poultry and Game Dealers92
Cooked and Prepared Meat Shops889
Bakers' Premises161
Confectioners Premises390
Markets494
Hawkers carts and barrows111
Hotel and other Kitchens otc.352
Ice Cream Manufacturers and Vendors.550
General Shops198
Other premises35
5463

The following articles of food were surrendered and destroyed during 1939:-

97 beef parts and trimmings (Imported)Unsound
29 lbs. beef kidneys"
44 lbs. beef livers"
20 lbs calf livers"
1259 lbs mutton parts"
99 mutton carcases"
2028 lbs lambs liver etc."
187 lbs tinned ham"
41 lbs pig kidneys etc."
439 lbs rabbits ."
208 lbs herrings, haddock etc."
69 lbs butter"
116 tins salmon etc"
1022 tins etc. pineapple, plums, beans etc."
190 tins milk and cream"
98 bottles soup, sauce etc."
37 tins beef etc."
220 lbs bacon."
883 lbs. sweets etc."
Total weight destroyed 13,794. lbs.

General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed during the

Articlesyear 1939. Weight in lbs.TotalRemarks.
DiseasedUnsound
Eeef82373818½12.055½Including 13 carcases
Veal24142283" 9 "
Mutton165522583,913" 103 "
Pork67881426,930" 63 "
Offal8555 ½1741½10,297" imported offal
Fish-208 ½208Herrings etc.
Tinned Goods-1917¼l,917¼1366 tins,80 jars etc.
Sundries2046¼2,046¼Ham,Rabbit,Sweets
25,476½12,173½37,650

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