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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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UNSOUND FOOD
The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption
| Meat | 2,012 | tins | Tomato Juices | 117 | tins |
| Milk | 2,010 | do. | Margarine | 66 | lbs. |
| Fish | 1,503 | do. | Lamb | 37¼ | lbs. |
| Jams etc. | 482 | do. | Mutton | 8 | lbs. |
| Soups | 1,123 | do. | Beef | 462¼ | lbs. |
| Beans | 1,633 | do. | Pork | 483½ | lbs. |
| Beetroot | 49 | do. | Ham | 49½ | lbs. . |
| Carrots | 271 | do. | Skate | 14¾ | stone |
| Mixed Vegetables | 80 | do. | Sausages | 21½ | lbs. |
| Peas | 2,517 | do. | Cheeses 242 packets | 31¼ | lbs. |
| Apples | 13 | do. | Yeast | 10 | lbs. |
| Apricots | 687 | do. | Jellies | 31 | only |
| Blackcurrants | 142 | do. | Fish Paste | 92 | jars |
| Cherries | 163 | do. | Meat Paste | 140 | jars |
| Loganberries | 84 | do. | Pickle | 205 | jars |
| Grapefruit | 426 | do. | Cream | 77 | tins |
| Gooseberries | 60 | do. | Sauce | 269 | bottles |
| Greengages | 64 | do. | Spaghetti | 258 | tins |
| Fruit Salad | 1,119 | do. | Currants | 14 | pkts. |
| Oranges | 591 | do. | Cake Mix | 992 | pkts. |
| Peaches | 2,753 | do. | Bovril | 73 | bottles |
| Pears | 1,102 | do. | Sandwich Spread | 17 | tins |
| Pineapple | 2,659 | do. | Salad Cream | 58 | jars |
| Plums | 116 | do. | Tomatoes | 3,535 | tins |
| Prunes | 109 | do. | Fruit Juices | 721 | tins |
| Raspberries | 57 | do. | Rice | 577 | tins |
| Rhubarb | 75 | do. | Eggs | 5 | tins |
| Strawberries | 485 | do. | Baby Food | 325 | tins |
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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