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Edmonton 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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SUMMARY OF FOOD PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 16
OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955
Manufacture and Sale of Ice Cream 5
Sale only of Ice Cream 189
Manufacture of Sausages 24
Manufacture of Sausages and Sale of Pressed, Pickled, Preserved,
Potted Meats and other foods 14
Manufacture of Cooked Meat 1
Manufacture of Preserved Poods 1
Butchers 62
Pi sh Shops 31
Grocers and Provision Dealers 191
Bakers and Confectioners 22
Fruiterers and Greengrocers 61
Dairies 9
Retail Purveyors of Milk 132
Cafes 54
Factory Canteens 74
FOOD SAMPLING
The report of the Chief Officer, Public Control Department, Middlesex County Council, on
the work carried out in Edmonton during the year 1957 is as follows:-
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UNSOUND POOD - Continued
Beans 3,897 tins
Beetroot 30 do.
Carrots 132 do.
Mixed Vegetables 138 do.
Peas 3,152 do.
Apples 17 do.
Apricots 714 do.
Blackcurrants 28 do.
Cherries 648 do.
Damsons 140 do.
Dates 210 lbs.
Grapefruit 119 tins
Gooseberries 107 do.
Greengages 1 tin
Fruit Salad 460 tins
Oranges 435 do.
Peaches 471 do.
Pears 80 lbs and 250 do.
Pineapple 660 do.
Plums 1,479 do.
Prunes 33 do.
Raspberries 51 do.
Rhubarb 211 do.
Spinach 132 do.
Strawberries 21bs, 79 do.
Tomato Juices 436 do.
Chickens 4 only and 115 lbs.
Ham 617¼ do.
Bacon 112 do.
Haddock 4 stone
Cod 1½ stone
Skate 9 do.
Lobsters 24 lbs.
Crabs 50
Sausages 54½ lbs.
Cheeses 171 packets 43 lbs
Coconut 7 cwt
Fish Paste 12 jars.
Macaroni 3 8 tins.
Meat Paste 10 jars.
Pickle 454 do.
Puddings 362 tins.
Sauce 946 bottles.
Suet 3 lbs.
Sandwich Spread 44 tins.
Coffee 5 do.
Raisins 30¾ lbs.
Margarine 40)4 lbs.
Lard 7 lbs.
Salad Cream 343 jars.
Tomatoes 1,403 tins.
Fruit Juices 966 do.
Beef 926)4 lbs.
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.