London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
This page requires JavaScript
34
Apart from what vras in fact the meat rations
at the depot, there were other Ministry of Food Emergency
Pood Stocks in the Borough which wore visited, and inspected,
periodically.
One of the moro difficult tasks encountered
during the year was the salvaging of war damaged food
stocks. In one incident alone, (Acre Road, 21st July)
approximately 16 tons of mixed food stuffs were removed
from tho site to the disinfection station where, after
sorting, cleaning and careful examination no loss than
15 tons were salved and utilised for human consumption.
All condemned foodstuffs as far as possible.wore
disposed of for animal feeding purposes or for conversion
into fertilisers.
The following is a statement of the foodstuffs condemned during tho year as unfit for human consumption, together with the cause for condemnation, and the weight.
| Articles of Food. | Reason for Action. | height. |
| Ox Cheek. | Docompobition. | 210 lbs. |
| Ox Liver. | Diseased. | 28 " |
| Beef. | Diseased or Bono Taint. | 345 " |
| Veal. | Black Spot Mould. | 375 " |
| Pork. | Diseased. | 18£ " |
| Pork. | Mould. | 458 " |
| Pork. | Decomposition. | 48 " |
| Pork Sausage. | ditto. | 51 " |
| Mutton. | Diseased. | 36 » |
| Mutton. | Black Spot Mould. | 1481 " |
| Oannod Meat. | Blown,decomposition,etc. | 441 " |
| Misc.Canned Goods. | diI to. | 1004 " |
| Misc. Foods. | Mould, dccompo sit ion. et c. | 115 " |
| Carrots. | Decomposition. | 336 » |
| Dried Fruits. | ditto. | 44 " |
| Tomatoes. | ditto. | 56 " |
| Br ealcfastor oal. | Infested Moth & "To evil. | 183 " |
| Packetod pudding Mix. | dlt to . | 558 " |
| Fi sh. | Decomposition. | 1435 " |
| Canned Goods. | Damaged by enemy action. | 415 11 |
| Macaroni. | ditto. | 40 " |
| Flour Goods. | ditto . | 42 " |
| J am,Pickles & Sauces. | Brolcn jars , co n t am j. n a t od | . 141 " |
| Tea. | Contam.by foroigh mat tor | . 58 " |
| Misc.Foods. | Damaged by en en y action. Total | 002240 " 3,15½ lbs. |