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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
Kingston upon Thames 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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It is significant to note that during the year under review all the samples came within Grades I and II this is considered to be satisfactory; where samples fall within Grades III and IV these are not considered to be so, and appropriate action is taken with the persons concerned so that a satisfactory standard may be achieved.
| GRADE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | Total | |
| Ice Cream | 65 | 2 | – | – | 67 |
(e) Meat and Other Foods.
(i) There are no slaughter houses in the Borough. The
supply of meat for the town arrives from Smithfield and through
the local wholesale shops. A certain amount of home killed meat
also comes from the modern abattoir at Guildford.
(ii) Foodstuffs condemned as unfit.
The following tabulated statement shows the amounts of various
foods which were condemned during the year and the causes for condemnation.
The quantities involved are small in comparison with
the amount of food which is handled in the town. The list is very
much condensed to avoid unnecessary detail.
Tabulated list of Condemned Foodstuffs showing causes for condemnation and the Weights,
| Article of Food | Reason for Action. | Weight. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lbs. | lbs. | ||
| Raw Meat. | |||
| Bovine | Decomposition | 1,035½ | |
| Ovine | „ | 80 | |
| Porcine | „ | 91 | |
| Total quantity raw meat | 1,206½ | ||
| Raw Fish. | Decomposition | 210 | |
| Poultry, Game etc. | „ | 152½ | |
| Dried Fruit | „ | 30¾ | |
| Canned Goods. | |||
| Meat and Meat Products | 896½ | ||
| Fruit | 1,811 | ||
| Jam | 23 | ||
| Vegetables | Punctured, | 146½ | |
| Milk | Blown. | 46 | |
| Soup | Damaged or | 30½ | |
| Fish and Fish Paste | Decomposition. | 17 | |
| Others | 40¾ | 3,011¼ | |
| Food in Glass Containers. | |||
| Confectionery | Glass contamina | 28 | |
| Fish and Fish Paste | tion, mouldy | 12 | |
| Pickles | deterioration | 7 | 47 |