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Orpington 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Section 16.
Two hundred and fourteen shops and food premises have been
registered under the above Act, as under:—
Ice Cream Stores 169
Fish Shops 7
Butchers' Shops 37
Fish and Meat Paste Factory 1
214
Unsound Food.
During the year a total of 35 tons 5 cwts. 15 lbs. of varied
articles of food were condemned and 639 Food Condemnation
Certificates were issued.
86 lbs. Bacon.
91 lbs. Biscuits.
20 lbs. Butter
87 lbs. Bread.
274 lbs. Cereals.
78 lbs. Cheese.
60 lbs. Chickens.
2 lbs. Coffee.
24 lbs. Cooking Fats.
8 lbs. Cream.
25 lbs. Cake.
188 lbs. Fish.
36 lbs. Fish (Tinned).
59 lbs. Flour.
26 lbs. Fruit Pies.
549 lbs. Fruit (Tinned).
25,373 lbs. Fruit.
73 lbs. Fruit (Dried).
10 lbs. Kidneys.
735 lbs. Meat (Tinned).
733 lbs. Meat.
29 lbs. Meat Paste.
22 lbs. Meat Pies.
136 lbs. Milk (Tinned).
36 lbs. Nuts.
7 lbs. Pickles.
46 lbs. Preserves.
14 lbs. Salt.
33 lbs. Sausages.
1 lb. Sauce.
116 lbs. Soups.
271 lbs. Sugar.
90 lbs. Sweet Confectionery.
6 lbs. Tea.
339 lbs. Vegetables (Tinned).
49,252 lbs. Vegetables.