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Walthamstow 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Unsound Food.—The foods condemned were partly discovered
in the course of inspections, but the majority were brought to the
notice of the Sanitary Inspectors, and no prosecutions have been
found necessary.
There has been no case of Food-poisoning in the area and the
existing powers for dealing with foods appear to be adequate.
The following articles were condemned and destroyed:—
*1 Oxhead, tongue, liver and
lungs.
*1 set ox lungs, liver and spleen
*2 pigs. heads and offal.
*2 sows heads.
*2 sets ox lungs and livers.
*2 sets ox lungs and heart.
*1 pigs head and one liver.
*3 ox livers.
*2 pigs heads.
*2 ox heads.
*1 ox kidney and fat.
*5 ox heads.
*1 beef carcase, all organs and
offal.
*8 ox livers.
*2 sets ox lungs and 1 set gut fat
*1 pigs pluck.
*1 pigs liver.
*1 beef carcase, all organs and
offal.
20 lbs. beef and mutton pieces.
5 ox livers.
3 pigs livers.
2 legs of pork.
1 pigs pluck, spleen and intestines
.
1 ox tongue.
1 set pigs lungs.
5 ox livers.
25 lbs. salt beef.
1 set sheeps lungs.
3 sheeps plucks.
1 ox liver.
3 stones of beef.
2 cases livers.
1 case frozen rabbits.
10 stones dabs.
8 stones skate.
8 stones cat fish.
5 stones plaice.
1 trunk haddocks.
1 trunk plaice.
1 trunk codling.
147 lbs. fresh water eels.
34 gallons whelks.
1 sack winkles.
21 cases oranges.
10 boxes apples.
2 barrels grapes.
4 sacks peas.
1 lb. macaroni.
*Affected with Tuberculosis.