London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The following is a summary of food surrendered and condemned
as being unfit for human consumption. Where possible,
the food was salvaged for animal feeding-stuffs, etc.
979 tins Evaporated Milk
115 „ Full Cream Milk
144 „ Skimmed Milk
336 lbs. Dried Milk
17 tins Cream
6 „ Baby Food
2 „ Milk Beverage
893 „ Peas
230 „ Tomatoes
169 ,, Beans
15 „ Carrots
10 „ Vegetable Salad
7 „ Rhubarb
2 „ Butter Beans
306 „ Oranges
128 ,, Plums
101 „ Pineapple
99 „ Fruit Salad
62 „ Blackcurrants
60 „ Peaches
37 „ Apricots
34 „ Raspberries
30 „ Strawberries
24 „ Cherries
16 „ Pears
14 „ Loganberries
12 „ Grapefruit
6 ,, Damsons
6 „ Bilberries
6 ,, Blackberries
3 „ Apples
1 tin Prunes
1 „ Goosebrries
10 cases Apples
33 32 lbs. Bananas
110 „ Apricot Pulp (tinned)
19 ,, Beans (Haricot)
22 tins Jam
7 „ Marmalade
3 jars Peanut Butter
21 lbs. Lemon Curd
1 tin Sandwich Spread
1 „ Ox Tongue Spread
53 lbs. Mincemeat
21 tins Pease Pudding
12 „ Meat Pudding
3 ,, Steak and Kidney Pie
8 „ Spaghetti
26 jars Ketchup
3 „ Pickles
2 „ Salad Cream
67 tins Soup
5 „ Broth
4 „ Irish Stew
3 „ Ravioli
5 „ Creamed Rice
1 tin Macaroni
4 lbs. Parsley (dried)
¼ lb. Tea
100 lbs. Currants
22 „ Egg (frozen)
9 „ Egg (dried)
3 „ Egg Albumen
95 „ Lard
21 „ Dripping
28 „ Shredded Suet
17 „ Flour
598 Cheese
1 lb. Wholemeal Biscuits
3¼ lbs. Nougat
3 „ Chocolate
1 bott. Lemon Squash
16 tins Pilchards
8 „ Salmon
7 „ Tuna Fish
4 „ Crab
3 „ Herrings
3 „ Sardines
1 tin Crawfish
20 stone Haddock
9½ „ Dogfish
7½ „ Cod
7 „ Whiting
4 „ Herrings
3½ „ Roker
3 „ Crabs
3 „ Kippers
2½ „ Roe
2 „ Smoked Fillets (Cod)
11 „ Catfish
304 tins Luncheon Meat
31 „ Stewed Steak
26 ,, Minced Meat Loaf.
15 „ Pork.
8 „ Beef Loaf.
5 „ Tongue.
2 „ Brawn.
1 tin Minced Chicken
450 lbs. Corned Beef
341 „ Ham (tinned)
202 „ Jellied Veal (tinned)
48 „ Pork (tinned)
20 „ Lambs' Livers (tinned)
1167 ,, Beef
383 ,, Lamb
193 „ Bacon
160 „ Sheep's Livers
130 ,, Ox Cheeks
100 „ Melts
83 „ Pork
81 „ Kidneys
34 „ Veal
12 „ Sausages
11 „ Mutton
¾ lb. Liver Sausage
½ „ Pork Brawn