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Walthamstow 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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665 tins Tomatoes 28 Eggs
485 „ Beans 14 lbs. Liquid Egg
80 „ Carrots 9 „ Lard
19 „ Vegetable Salad 257 „ Flour
16 „ Rhubarb 180 „ Sultanas
3 „ Beetroot 17 „ Cheese
3 „ Tomato Juice 83 tins Pilchards
10 lbs. Tomato Puree (tinned) 11 „ Crab
40 „ Peas 8 „ Shrimps
28 „ Haricot Beans 2 „ Tuna Fish
95 tins Pineapple 2 „ Salmon
2 „ Pineapple Juice 2 „ Crawfish
82 „ Grapefruit 2 „ Lobster
14 „ Grapefruit Juice 2 „ Roes
80 „ Oranges 31 stone Whiting
19 „ Orange Juice 19J „ Skate
56 „ Cherries 6 „ Dogfish
49 „ Gooseberries 3J „ Roker
45 „ Fruit Salad 3 „ Haddocks
41 „ Loganberries 7 lbs. Cod
41 „ Strawberries 1216 tins Luncheon Meat
40 „ Plums 49 „ Stewed Steak
31 „ Peaches 43 „ Meat Pudding
21 „ Apricots 26 „ Steak 6? Kidney Pudding
21 „ Raspberries 4 „ Steak Kidney Pie
19 „ Prunes 13 „ Beef Loaf
18 „ Pears 5 „ Sausages
2 „ Blackcurrants 3 „ Pork
2 „ Damsons 2 „ Braised Hearts
2 „ Apples 2 „ Tongue
1 tin Bananas 1 tin Minced Chicken
21 lbs. Apricot Pulp (tinned) 972 lbs. Corned Beef
31 tins Jam 225 „ Ham (tinned)
2 „ Marmalade 503 „ Beef
6 jars Peanut Butter 400 „ Lamb
12 „ Meat Paste 155 „ Lambs' Livers
3 „ Salmon Spread 107 „ Pork
2 „ Fish Paste 92 „ Baoon
1 jar Sandwich Spread 90 „ Melts
41 tins Pease Pudding 8 „ Briskett
7 „ Spaghetti 12 Turkeys (218 lbs.)
23 jars Ketchup
In addition to the above, a large quantity of foodstuffs in a
warehouse was contaminated by sewage due to flooding by storm on
three occasions.
Shellfish and Jellied Eels.
The following samples were taken during the year for
bacteriological examination:—
Cockles 1
Mussels 3
Jellied Eels 8