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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

Edmonton 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: Eight samples of Ice Cream were submitted to the Methylene Blue Test and graded as follows:—

Eight samples of Ice Cream were submitted to the Methylene Blue Test and graded as follows:—

Grade 17
„ 2—
„ 3—
„ 41
During the year no premises were registered for the Preparation or Manufacture of Preserved Food, etc.
Number on Register at end of year39

Table: Unsound Food.The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:—

Unsound Food.

The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:—

Meat1.528 tinsLamb121/2 lb.
Milk2.476 „Pork2551/2
Fish363 „Offal82 „
Jams. etc.631 „Ducks3 only
Soups728 „Chickens3 only
Beans4,781 „Ham122 lb.
Beetroot33 „Dog Fish1 stone
Carrots236 „Haddock13 „
Mixed Veg.176 „Cod2 1/2
Peas2,721 „Skate211/2 „
Apricots1,210 „Rock Eel3 „
Blackcurrants9 „Roes6 boxes
Cherries376 „Sausages11 pks. & 38 lb.
Damsons322 „Cake10 only
Grapefruit32 „Cheeses23 lb. & 76 pkts.
Gooseberries53 „Fish Cakes25 only
Fruit Salad403 „Fish Paste22 jars
Oranges124 „Macaroni15 tins
Peaches34 „Meat Paste35 jars „
Pears157 „Pickle325
Pineapple188 „Puddings44 tins
Plums460 „Sauce1,159 botts.
Prunes3 tins & 1,534 lb.Spaghetti133 tins
Raspberries200 „Sandwich Spread125 „
Rhubarb75 „Rice11 „
Strawberries151 „Raisins60 lb.
'Tomatoes629 „Sultanas62
Tomato Juice134 „Margarine3 „
Fruit Juices140 „Butter6 „
Beef2,208 lb.Salad Cream75 jars

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The food examined and condemned by the Officers of the Public
Health Department is disposed of either at the Council's Refuse Disposal
Incinerating Plant or the Council's Refuse Disposal Pit.
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