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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
Wimbledon 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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The number of food premises registered in accordance with Section
16 of the Act is as follows :—
Registered for the storage and sale of ice-cream 118
Registered for the manufacture and sale of icecream
2
Registered for the preparation or manufacture of
sausages 43
Registered for the preparation or manufacture of
potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food 28
The number of inspections of registered food premises during 1956
was 111.
Unsound Food.
Following the closing down of the Corporation's refuse disposal
works at the end of 1955, arrangements were made with Merton and
Morden U.D.C. for the reception of unsound food surrendered to the
Health Department. This system operated until December, 1955, when
arrangements were made for this procedure to continue for a further
period of two years.
The following is a list of unsound food surrendered during 1956:
| Cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canned soups | 0 | 18 | |
| Canned meat | 0 | ||
| Canned fish | 3 | 0¾ | |
| Canned vegetables | 3 | 0 | |
| Canned fruits | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| Canned milk or cream | 1 | 0 | 16½ |
| Canned puddings | 3 | 6¾ | |
| Meat, bacon, poultry, etc. | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Fish | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Meat and fish pastes | 13 | ||
| Butter, fats and cheese | 3¼ | ||
| Sugar, jam, etc. | 3 | 20¼ | |
| Flour, bread, cereals and biscuits | 3 | 1¼ | |
| Pickles and sauces | 21½ | ||
| Fruit and vegetables | 5½ | ||
| Spaghetti, macaroni, etc | 9 | ||
| Coffee | |||
| Ginger | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous | 27¼ | ||
| 54 | 2 | 21½ |