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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
Twickenham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 22.
(a) Meat.
Diseased and unsound conditions found in meat caused the detention and surrender for destruction of:—
| lbs. | |
|---|---|
| Beef | 539 |
| Mutton and lamb | 144 |
| Pork | 43 |
| Other meats | 1,133 |
| Total | 1,859 |
(b) Other Foodstuffs.
The following foodstuffs, other than meat, being unfit for human consumption, were voluntarily surrendered for destruction:—
| Eggs | 145 |
| Fowls | — |
| Bacon | 68 |
| Butter | — |
| Cheese | 70 |
| Cooked meat | — |
| Fish | 456 |
| Flour and cereals | 225 |
| Preserves | 6,312 |
| Chocolate | — |
| Cake mixture | — |
| Biscuits | — |
| Sugar | — |
| Swedes | — |
| Potatoes | — |
| Tea | — |
| Fruit | — |
| Pickles | 34 |
| Canned foodstufls:— | |
| Fish | 280 |
| Fruit | 2,467 |
| Meat | 1,000 |
| Milk | 585 |
| Vegetables | 3,686 |
| Other | 2,696 |