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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

Hendon 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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List of Foodstuffs Condemned during 1952.
MEAT : 6,232 lbs. 15 oz. (including Beef, Bacon, Chickens, Offal,
Salted Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, Liver, Kidney, Rabbits,
Sausages, Turkeys and Veal) ; 1½ sets Calves Feet, and 245 lbs.
Beef Bones.
FISH : 112 st. 1¾ lbs. (including Salmon, Bream, Haddock, Cod,
Skate, Roe, Kippers, Whiting, Herring and Dog Fish), and
9 lbs. Fish Cakes.

Table: TINNED FOOD :

TINNED FOOD :

Fish Paste12,588
Meat1,812
Ham (1,769 lbs. 13 oz.)109
Vegetables1,495
Fish990
Milk177
Soup282
Fruit2,427
Jam223
Fruit Juice130
Puddings2
Paste8
Chickens (87 lbs. 7 oz.)19
Tomato Juice20

Table: FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES :

FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES :

Almonds71 lbs. (200 pkts.).
Currants56 lbs.
Dates7 pkts.
Dried Fruit22 lbs.
Figs126½ lbs.
Mixed Nuts12½ lbs. and 42 pkts.
Mixed Nuts and Raisins3 pkts.
Potatoes30 lbs.
Split Peas3 lbs. 12 oz.
Walnuts½ lb. (shelled).
Prunes573¼ lbs.