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Walthamstow 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Lollies (Various )
Nine water ice samples were examined for bacterial purity and
all were satisfactory.
Meat and Other Foods
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough.
The following is a summary of food surrendered and condemned as being unfit for human consumption. Where possible, the food was salvaged.
| 199 tins Evaporated Milk | 238 tins Peaches |
| 1 tin Condensed Milk | 94 tins Pears |
| 21 tins Pull Cream Milk | 5 tins Rhubarb |
| 33 tins Cream | 1 tin Gooseberries |
| 52 tins Coffee | 44 tins Grapefruit |
| 11 tins Malt Beverage | 38 tins Apricots |
| 647 tins Soup | 214 tins Pineapple |
| 6 tins Strained Food | 38 tins Prunes |
| 224 tins Baby Poods | 3 tins Blackberries |
| 65 tins Junior Poods | 16 tins Plums |
| 222 tins Creamed Rice | 25 tins Grapefruit Juice |
| 1 tin Chocolate Pudding | 1 tin Apple and Apricot Juice |
| 3 tins Treacle Puddings | 1 tin Apple and Pineapple Juice |
| 7 tins Jam | 11 tins Pineapple Juice |
| 15 tins Syrup | 44 tins Orange Juice |
| 9 tins Macaroni | 1 tin Ginger Beer |
| 4 tins Beetroot | 21 tins Tomato Juice |
| 60 tins Beans | 11 tins Vienna Sausages |
| 1 tin Broad Beans | 91 tins Steak |
| 18 tins Butter Beans | 3 tins Meat Pudding |
| 306 tins Baked Beans | 1 tin Veal and Ham |
| 4 tins Beans & Sausages | 1 tin Irish Stew |
| 31 tins Beans/Pork | 2 tins Ravioli |
| 6 tins Curried Beans | 2 tins Tongue |
| 363 tins Peas | 3 tins Beef Loaf |
| 53 tins Spaghetti | 1 tin Minced Beef |
| 3 tins Asparagus | 1 tin Sweet Corn |
| 39 tins Carrots | 2 tins Pease Pudding |
| 13 tins Vegetable Salad | 90 tins Salmon |
| 248 tins Tomatoes | 2 tins Crab |
| 55 tins Mixed Vegetables | 25 tins Pilchards |
| 5 tins Potato Salad | 15 tins Sild |
| 2 tins Sauerkraut | 94 tins Kippers |
| 3 tins Tomato Puree | 31 tins Roes |
| 54 tins Fruit Salad | 6 tins Cheese Flaps |
| 32 tins Cherries | 34 tins Confectionery |
| 107 tins Mandarin Oranges | 41 tins Drink Crystals |
| 1 tin Mandarins & Peaches | 33 tins Baking Powder |