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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| 2,322 | Meat (Fresh) | 11,480 |
| 4 | Poultry | 14½ |
| 19 | Meat and Fish Pastes | 5½ |
| 6 | Frozen, etc., Eggs | 60 |
| 121 | Soups | 100¼ |
| 13 | Cordials, etc. | 10½ |
| 6 | Cereals | 6 |
| 2 | Custard Powders, etc. | 2½ |
| 47 | Baby Foods | 13 |
| 20 | Macaroni and Spaghetti .. | 13 |
| 182 | Flour, etc. | 190½ |
| 28 | Jams | 35½ |
| 8 | Biscuits | 3¼ |
| 1 | Fats | ½ |
| 25 | Cheese | 70¾ |
| 414 | Cream and Milk | 519¼ |
| 18 | Puddings | 17½ |
| 5,712 | = 7 tons 15 cwts. 0 qtrs. 25½ lbs. | 17,385½ |
Total No. of articles, etc., condemned 5,712
No. of Certificates issued in regard thereto 719
Total weight of foodstuffs condemned as unfit for
food:—
7 tons 15 cwts. 0 qrs. 25½ lbs.
Method of Disposal of Condemned foods
All unfit foodstuffs were destroyed in the Council's Refuse
Destructor furnaces.
Total number of carcases examined :—
| Cows | 7 |
| Bullocks | 289 |
| Heifers | 238 |
| Calves | 147 |
| Swine | 3,936 |
| Sheep | 20,382 |
| Lambs | 10,160 |
| Total | 35,159 |