London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 20
(a) Meat
Diseased and unsound conditions found in meat caused the detention and surrender for destruction of:
| lbs | |
|---|---|
| Beef | 296 |
| Mutton and Lamb | - |
| Pork | 35 |
| Other Meats | 8 |
| Total | 339 |
(b) Other Foodstuffs.
The following foodstuffs, other than meat, being unfit for human consumption, were voluntarily surrendered for destruction.
| lbs. | |
|---|---|
| Bacon | 83 |
| Cheese | 75 |
| Pish | 636 |
| Fresh Fruit | - |
| Offal | 83 |
| Poultry | 162 |
| Sausages | 4 |
| Tapioca | 28 |
| Vegetables | 4,505 |
| Dried Skimmed Milk | 56 |
| 5.632 | |
| Paste | 7 |
| Pickles, Sauce etc. | 10 |
| Preserves | 28 |
| Cream | 13 |
| Fish | 50 |
| Fruit & Fruit Juices | 463 |
| Meat | 194 |
| Milk | 64 |
| Puddings | 8 |
| Soup | 42 |
| Vegetables | 113 |
| Ot her | 4 |
| Preserved Meat | 14 |
| 965 | |
| Dried Fruit | 21 |
| Soft Drink Tablets | 1,460 |
| 1,481 |