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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Amount of meat passing through the depots
in the course of a year- approximately 18,352 tons.
Amount of meat condemned as a percentage of the whole- 0.016%.
Foodstuffs Condemned as unfit.
The following unfit foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed:-
| Canned Goods. | lbs. |
|---|---|
| Cream | 9 |
| Fish | 105 |
| Fruit and fruit juice | 1,858 |
| Jam | 87 |
| Meat and meat production | 930 |
| Milk | 26 |
| Milk production | 31 |
| Poultry | 51 |
| Soup | 69 |
| Vegetable | 326 |
| Other | 30 |
| Fish | 68 |
| Flour | 22 |
| Frozen | 637 |
| Fruit (fresh) | 2,456 |
| " (dried) | 685 |
| Meat | 7,328 |
| Potatoes | 224 |
| Poultry | 419 |
| Rabbits | 112 |
| Salt | 5 |
| Sugar | 6 |
| Other | 50 |
Prosecution.
The Council instituted legal proceedings against a supermarket
for exposing for sale roast beef which was unfit for human consumption
and had been seized and taken before a Justice of the Peace. A
fine of £25 was imposed and 10 guineas costs awarded.