Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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(c) Restaurants.
84 visits have been made to restaurants and cafes.
A statutory notice was served on a restaurant in Loughton
which resulted in the closing of the cafe pending compliance
with the notice.
(d) (1) Food Condemnation.
The following foodstuffs were inspected and found unfit for
human consumption. Some items were returned for reprocessing,
some disposed of for animal food or for manufacturing
purposes and the remainder destroyed.
FISH.
Bristling, tins | 1 | Roes, tins | 4 | ||
Crab, tins | 4 | Salmon, tins | 4 | ||
Fish Fillets, lbs. | 14 | Sardines, tins | |||
Herrings, tins | Silds, tins | 1 | |||
Lobster, tins | 1 | Skate, lbs. | |||
Pilchards, tins | |||||
Totals | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | |
Tins and Jars | 97 | 51 | 35 | ||
lbs. | 377 | 190 | 70 | 30 |
FRUIT.
Apple & Raspberry Jam, tins | 1 | Marmalade, tins | 2 | ||
Oranges, tins | 13 | ||||
Apples, tins | 1 | Orange juice, tins | 1 | ||
Apricots, jars | 4 | Pears, tins | 11 | ||
Apricots, lbs. | 17½ | Peaches, jars | 4 | ||
Apricots, tins | 25 | Peaches, tins | 13 | ||
Apricot Jam, tins | 4 | Pineapple, jars | 1 | ||
Blackcurrants, tins | 42 | Pineapple, tins | 19 | ||
Cherries, tins | 34 | Pineapple, juice, tins | 3 | ||
Currants, lbs. | 180 | Plums, tins | 129 | ||
Damsons, jars | 5 | Prunes, tins | 14 | ||
Damsons, tins | 4 | Raisins, lbs. | 72 | ||
Figs, tins | 1 | Raspberries, tins | 1 | ||
Fruit Salad, jars | 4 | Strawberries, tins | 7 | ||
Greengages, tins | 5 | Sultanas, lbs. | 112 | ||
Jam, tins | 3 | Two Fruits, tins | |||
Loganberries, tins | 2 | ||||
Totals: | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | |
Tins & Jars | 72 | 227 | 311 | 355 | |
lbs. | 500½ | 445½ | 226½ | 381½ |