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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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

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

Butchers1,058Ice Cream Vendors and Manufacturers669
Bakers113
Confectioners348Greengrocers309
Fishmongers446Grocers1,492
Fried Fish Shops136Stalls and Rounds94
Poultry and Game Dealers120Catering Establishments1,179
Miscellaneous328
Cooked Meat Preparation Premises35Total6,327

Table: General Summary of meat and other articles of food found to be unfit and condemned by the Inspectors during 1949 : —

General Summary of meat and other articles of food found to be unfit and condemned by the Inspectors during 1949 : —

Articles.Weight in lbs.
Diseased.Unsound.Total.
Beef63276436867644
Veal169100269
Mutton165417383392
Pork2030122042
Offal9202212392145
Fish—1217812178
Fruit and Vegetables—51425142
Canned, bottled and packeted goods—2927729277
Other goods—1967819678
15915172616231767

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The above includes—
Canned, bottled and packeted goods:
22,560 cans,
7,425 bottles, packets, etc.