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Orpington 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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one, and our efforts must begin in the homes and in the schools,
and not be limited to the Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens and such
establishments.
Unsound Food.
During 1949, 739 condemnation certificates were issued, affecting
in quantity 4 tons 8 cwts. of varied articles of food. No
prosecutions were necessary, and the condemned food was
utilised either for animal food or, where this was impracticable,
destroyed. The co-operation of the traders was in all cases
complete.
186 tins Fish.
319 „ Meat.
1 „ Pork Brawn.
656 „ Milk.
748 „ Vegetables.
138 „ Soup.
287 „ Fruit.
213 „ Preserves.
6 „ Tomato Ketchup.
6 „ Christmas Puddings.
4 „ Coffee.
16 „ Tomato.
1 „ Crawfish.
14 „ Peas.
10 „ Beans.
1 „ Paste.
2 „ Spaghetti.
2 „ Syrup.
1 „ Ovaltine.
2 „ Meat and Vegetable.
3 „ Fruit Juice.
192 „ Orange Juice.
1 „ Vegetable Stew.
52 „ Sausages.
10 lbs. Soya Flour.
1 cwt. 5 lbs. Cake.
21 cwt. 96 lbs. Pigs' Feet.
9 cwt. 96 lbs. Barley Flakes.
11 cwt. 105 lbs. Fish.
8 cwt. 84 lbs. Meat.
20 lbs. Preserves.
6 „ Fat.
20 „ Poultry.
56¾ „ Bacon.
10 „ Salami Sausage.
4½ „ Bones.
42 lbs. Chicken (Irish).
2 „ Oats.
6¾ „ Flour.
1 cwt. 22 lbs. Sweet Fat.
1 cwt. Dried Milk.
5 stone Witches.
5 lbs. Rice.
8½ lbs. Luncheon Sausage.
2 cwt. 24 lbs. Cereal.
90 lbs. Rabbit.
4¼ „ Butter.
1¾ „ Margarine.
53 „ Sugar.
½ „ Tea.
10 „ Pickles.
84 „ Apples.
3 „ Semolina.
1 cwt. 74½ lbs. Cheese.
8½ lbs. Cheese Trimmings.
6 ozs. Biscuits.
10 botts. Sauce.
31 botts. Salad Dressing.
2 jars Marmite.
19 jars Pickles.
2 jars Ginger.
2 pkts. Dried Grapes.
1 pkt. Creamola.
4 pkts. Cereal.
44 boxes Cheese.
51 Eggs.
1 Goose.
1 Chicken.
2 Pheasants.
1 Pig.
2 Pigs' Heads.
9 Powders,