London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Enfield 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Articles | Foodstuffs | Weight—lbs. |
|---|---|---|
| 2,279 | Meat (Fresh) | 12,795½ |
| 14 | Poultry | 52¼ |
| 4 | Meat and Fish Pastes | ½ |
| 16 | Frozen, etc., Eggs | 371½ |
| 137 | Soups | 126 |
| 19 | Cordials | 22 |
| 1 | Coffee | |
| 2 | Cocoa | 1¼ |
| 2 | Tea | 22 |
| 1 | Beverage | 2 |
| 273 | Cereals | 327 |
| 51 | Custard Powders, etc. | 56½ |
| 22 | Baby Foods | 11 |
| 56 | Macaroni and Spaghetti | 46 |
| 110 | Flour, etc. | 118¾ |
| 110 | Jams | 157¾ |
| 509 | Sweets | 156 ¾ |
| 139 | Sugar | 243 |
| 79 | Biscuits | 192 ½ |
| 69 | Fats | 34½ |
| 27 | Cheese | 167½ |
| 419 | Cream and Milk | 463 |
| 1 | Pudding | 1 |
| 19 | Aperients | 5 |
| 2 | Water-glass | 1 |
| 7,681 | = 9 tons 9 cwts. 0 qtrs. 7 lbs. | 21,175 |
Total No. of articles, etc., condemned 7,681
No. of Certificates issued in regard thereto 851
Total weight of foodstuffs condemned as unfit for
food:—
9 tons 9 cwts. 0 qrs. 7 lbs.
Method of Disposal of Condemned foods
Some of the contents of tins of food and such fresh meat and
other foodstuffs as were considered suitable and fit for animal
feeding were disposed of for pig-food, and all other unfit foodstuffs
were destroyed in the Council's Refuse Destructor furnaces.