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 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Condemned Foods, 1973
| Commodity | Weight (in lbs.) |
|---|---|
| Meat (Wholesale) | 5,087 |
| Heat (Retail) | 2,829 |
| Meat (Tinned) | 1,946 |
| Fish (Tinned) | 294 |
| Fish (Raw) | 1,246 |
| Offal | 1,102 |
| Poultry | 530 |
| Sausages | 48 |
| Tinned Fruit | 5,819 |
| Tinned Milk | 61 |
| Other Tinned Food | 1,9 68 |
| Butter | 1,183 |
| Miscellaneous Foodstuffs | 8,036 |
| 30,169 lbs. | |
| Frozen Packets | 33,724 Packets |
| Ice Cream | 45 Gallons |
| Milk | 23 Gallons |
| Eggs | 30 Dozen |
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.