London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(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 comparision 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. | lbg. | ||
| Raw Meat Bovine | Decomposition | 1,754 | |
| „ | Disease | 144½ | |
| Ovine | Decomposition | 206½ | |
| Porcine | It | 731 | |
| Total - Raw Meat | 2,836 | ||
| Raw Fish | Decomposition | 78 | |
| Poultry, Game, etc. | „ | 201½ | |
| Canned Goods Meat & Meat Products | 409 | ||
| Fruit | 1,731½ | ||
| Jam | Punctured, | 20½ | |
| Vegetables | Blown, | 302½ | |
| Milk | Damaged or | 382½ | |
| Soup | Decomposition | 11 | |
| Fish & Fish Paste | 52 | ||
| Other | 66½ | 2,631½ | |
| Food in Glass Containers | |||
| Fish & Fish Paste | 28½ | ||
| Fruit | Glass contamination, | 924½ | |
| Jam & Preserves | 10 | ||
| Pickle s Sauce - Tomato | Mould, deterioration | 26½ 2 | 991* |
| Other Foods condemned for various reasons | |||
| Cheese | 5½ | ||
| Eggs (Chinese Egg Whites) | 792 | ||
| Mayonnaise | 16 | ||
| Meat | 6½ | ||
| Mixed Salads | 24 | ||
| Semolina | 32 | 876 | |