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
Havering 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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very small one at the rear of a butcher's shop, killing only for
their own retail trade - this killing taking place during normal
hours and, therefore not the subject of an Order controlling the
hours of slaughter
| Commodity | Weight (in lbs ) |
|---|---|
| Meat (Wholesale) | 6645 |
| Meat (Retail) | 2450 |
| Meat(Tinned) | 557 |
| Fish (Tinned) | 223 |
| Fish (Raw) | 1253 |
| Offal | 437 |
| Poultry | 134 |
| Tinned Fruit | 5556 |
| Other Tinned Food | 1848 |
| Miscellaneous Food Stuffs | 3083 |
| Frozen packets | TOTAL 22186 |
| 20326 items |
During the year the above amounts of foods were surrendered
and condemned as unfit for human consumption
All food condemned as unfit for human consumption is
collected by the Council, taken to the refuse tip or destructor
and destroyed
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