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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

Leyton 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: Miscellaneous:—

Miscellaneous:—

Mixed beef and mutton288 lbs.
Sheep trimmings1 stone.
Tinned sheep livers50 lbs.
Imported sheep livers18 lbs.
Imported ox livers14 lbs.
Rabbit1
Rabbits liver1
Chicken1
Scallops126
Monk-fish11 stone.
Skate14 lbs.
Tinned oranges116 tins.
Apples15 boxes.
Pears80 lbs.
Tinned cherries119 tins.
Flaked rice1½ lbs.
Loose cocoa3 lbs.
Oatmeal21 lbs.
Rolled Oats24 lbs.
Flaked tapioca2½ lbs.
Sago8 lbs.

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Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Six hundred and fifty-four visits were made to butchers' shops
and stalls. Twelve letters were sent and 33 verbal notices given in
respect of minor infringements, but it was not found necessary to
take any statutory action during the year.
Bakehouses.
One hundred and twenty-nine visits were made to the 40 registered
bakehouses. Twenty-four minor infringements were observed,
and these were remedied without the service of statutory notices.
Restaurants, Dining Rooms and Kitchens.
One hundred and forty-nine inspections of premises and
utensils were made. Eleven letters were sent and eight verbal
cautions given in respect of unsatisfactory conditions.