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Friern Barnet 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]

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Beef 1954 lbs.
Lamb 57 lbs.
Pork 45 lbs.
Chickens/Turkeys 5$ lbs.
Bacon 7 lbs.
Sausages/Sausage meat 199 lbs.
Flour 12 lbs.
Cooking fat 19 lbs.
Sweets 85 lbs.
Fish 28 stones.
Tinned Meat/Ham/Veal 364 tins.
" Vegetables 57 tins.
Milk 22 tins.
" Fish 9 tins.
Apricot pulp 2 tins.
" Fruit 341 tins.
" Soup 10 tins.
" Jam/Marmalade 5 tins.
Biscuits 20 packets.
Cereals 6 packets.
Pickles/Chutney 5 jars.
Fruit 5 bottles.
Coffee essence 1 bottle.
Food Hawkers.
There was no change in the position relating
to persons selling food from vehicles etc., who are
required to be registered by the Council under the provisions
of the Middlesex County Council Act 1950. There
were no new applications for registration. The number
of registrations at the end of the year was:
Persons. Premises.
Fruit and Vegetables 11 8
Fish 3 -
Groceries. 1 -
These traders are subject to the same provisions
for the safeguarding of food supplies as are other food
traders. Registration may be revoked if public health
is endangered by any act or default on their part in
relation to the quality, storage or distribution of the
food, or if the storage premises are unsuitable.
Because of their mobility supervision of this
type of trader presents obvious difficulties, but most of
those operating in this District have established rounds