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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The following tabale gives a summary of the inspections made during the year, not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies:-
Butchers | 1,808 | Ice-Cream Vendors | |
Bakers and Bakehouses | 322 | and Manufacturers | 335 |
Confectioners | 295 | Greengrocers | 238 |
Fishmongers | 185 | Grocers | 1,287 |
Pried Fish Shops | 71 | Stalls and Rounds other | |
Poultry and Game | than in Markets | 160 | |
Dealers | 330 | Catering Establishments | 1,311 |
Cooked Meat Preparation Premises | 61 | General Shops | 25 |
Miscellaneous | 109 | ||
6,537 |
79
In addition to the above, Croydon Airport was visited on 10
occasions to inspect foodstuffs arriving by air from the Continent.
Such foodstuffs included Kosher Sausage, GoudaCheese, Butter and
Delicacies. It was not found necessary to condemn any article.
General Summary of meat
Art icles | Weight in lbs. | ||
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Diseased | Unsound | Total | |
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Disposal of Condemned Foodstuffs
The Meat was condemned at either the Public Abattoir, Wholesale
Meat Depots or at shops supplied therefrom and was disposed
of by the Corporation. Some of the condemned foods are processed
for industrial use and the remainder are destroyed.