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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
Walthamstow 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| 36 | tins | Prunes | 7 lb Pork |
| 16 | tins | Cherries | 584 lb Ham (tinned) |
| 15 | tins | Apricots | 61½ lb. Ham |
| 37 | tins | Loganberries | 159 lb. Bacon |
| 1 | tin | Strawberries | 27 lb Lamb |
| 10 | tins | Pineapple Juice | 828½ lb. Beef |
| 7 | tins | Orange Juice | 9½ lb. Stewing Steak |
| 7 | tins | Tomato Juice | 1¾lb. Sheep's Tongues |
| 3 | tins | Grapefruit Juice | 197 lb. Sheep's Liver |
| 24 | tins | Coffee | 24 lb. Ox Tongues |
| 39 | tins | Spaghetti | 140 lb Pigs' Liver |
| 298 | tins | Baked Beans | 10 lb Lambs' Liver |
| 5 | tins | Beans and Sausage | 1½ lb Kidneys |
| 44 | tins | Rice Pudding | 9¾ lb Chicken (tinned) |
| 1 | tin | Sultana Pudding | 96 lb Chicken |
| 1 | tin | Marmalade | 1 stone Cod |
| 75 | tins | Salmon | 2 stone Haddock |
| 101 | tins | Pilchards | 41 stone Skate |
| 1 | tin | Crab | 9½ stone Crab |
| 1 | tin | Shrimp | 25 Chickens |
| 3 | tins | Roes | 270 Eggs |
| 6 | tins | Silds | 579 Ice Cream Cones |
| 9 | tins | Sardines |
Shellfish and Jellied Eels
The following samples were taken during the year for bacteriological
examination:-
Cockles .. .. .. 3
Mussels .. .. .. 2
Jellied Eels .. .. 7
Two of these samples were of an unsatisfactory standard and
the necessary investigations were carried out.
Cooked Meats
Sampling of these products continued during 1960, sixty-six
samples being taken. Twenty-two were classified as unsatisfactory
because of bacteriological contamination which occurred
during storage and exposure for sale.
Miscellaneous Samples
Seventy-five samples were submitted for bacteriological
examination, consisting of the following:-
Dried and Frozen Eggs .. .. 17
Synthetic Cream .. .. 5
Fresh Cream .. .. 1
Dried Milk .. .. 1
Cream Trifle and Sponge.. .. 2
Piping Jelly .. .. 1
Desiccated Coconut .. .. 42
Steak and Kidney Pies .. .. 2
Corned Beef .. .. 2
Water (Wells) .. .. 2