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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
Richmond upon Thames 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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FOOD INSPECTION.
The following foodstuffs, found to be unfit for human consumption, were surrendered by the owners and either salvaged for animal food or destroyed.
| Commodity. | Amount condemned | Reason for condemnation. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cwt. | lbs. | ozs. | ||
| Bacon | 35 | 10 | Decomposed | |
| Baked Beans | 24 | 13 | Tins blown | |
| Biscuits | 37 | 0 | Mouldy | |
| Cereals | 57 | 8 | Unsound | |
| Cakes, etc. | 16 | 7 | Mouldy | |
| Cheese | 1 | 12 | 9 | Decomposed |
| Chocolate Spread | 1 | 0 | Mildewed | |
| Cocoa | 4 | Mouldy | ||
| Coffee | 14 | Unsound | ||
| Dried Egg | 2 | 13 | Out of Condition | |
| Fats | 11 | 0 | Rancid | |
| Fish (Tinned) | 82 | 8½ | Tins blown or pierced | |
| Fish (Wet) | 44 | 41 | 0 | Decomposed |
| Fish Cakes | 38 | 1 | Decomposed | |
| Flour | 72 | 0 | Moisture spoiled | |
| Fruit | 2 | 3 | 7 | Decomposed |
| Fruit Juice | 48 | 7 | Tins blown or pierced | |
| Jam, eto. | 1 | 15 | ||
| Meat (Tinned) | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
| Meat | 5 | 46 | 15 | Decomposed |
| Milk (Tinned) | 13 | 42 | 8 | Tins blown or pierced |
| Minoemeat | 1 | 13 | Fermented | |
| Mustard | 5 | 12 | Mouldy | |
| Paste (Fish and Meat) | 19 | 6¼ | Decomposed | |
| Pickles | 14 | 0 | Fermented | |
| Poultry | 1 | 38 | 4 | Decomposed |
| Puddings | 12 | 13 | Mouldy | |
| Babbits | 4 | 74 | 0 | Decomposed |
| Bennet | 1 | 4 | Out of Condition | |
| Byvita Bread | 7 | Mouldy | ||
| Salad Cream | 20 | 11 | Mildew | |
| Sausage Bolls | 9 | 12 | Mouldy | |
| Soup | 50 | 13½ | Tins blown or pierced | |
| Spaghetti | 3 | 0 | Unsound | |
| Suet | 26 | 0 | Rancid | |
| Sauces | 15 | 9½ | Fermented | |
| Vegetables | 10 | 3 | Tins blown or pierced | |
| Other Foodstuffs | 30 | 12½ | Out of Condition | |