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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: UNSOUND FOOD-Continued

UNSOUND FOOD-Continued

Peas4,685tinsSkate8 stone
Apples91do.Sausages (Pork)25 lbs.
Apricots1,815do.Cheeses 499 packets &44½ do.
Blackcurrants6do.Yeast 22 cwt.3 qrs.
Cherries520do.Fish Paste99 jars
Damsons3do.Macaroni35 tins
Grapes1do.Meat Paste94 jars
Grapefruit697do.Pickle275 do.
Gooseberries128do.Puddings529 tins
Greengages30do.Sauce 695bottles
Fruit Salad1,059do.Spaghetti196 tins
Oranges2,477do.Sandwich Spread158 tins
Peaches 216 Trays and3,734do.Currants10 do.
Pears1,484do.Raisins7 lbs
Pineapple3,651do.Margarine48 lbs
Plums2,077do.Sugar6 pkts
Prunes135do.Salad Cream493 jars
Raspberries143do.Tomatoes3,215 tins
Rhubarb134do.Fruit Juices652 tins
Spinach3do.Beef545 lbs
Strawberries107do.Rice12 do.
Tomato Juices105do.

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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.
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 221
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 Foods 1
Butchers 57
Fish Shops 27
Grocers and Provision Dealers 173
Bakers and Confectioners 22
Fruiterers and Greengrocers 61
Dairies 9
Retail Purveyors of Milk 135
Cafes 55
Factory Canteens 70