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
Sutton and Cheam 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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The following diseased and/or unsound meat and other foods have been surrendered and destroyed or, where suitable, utilised for pig food:-
| Commodity | lbs | Tins | Jars or Packets | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | 19½ | 10 | - | - |
| Beef | 817½ | - | - | - |
| Bread/Biscuits | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Butter | ½ | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 12½ | 1 | 9 | - |
| Chickens/Giblets | 50 | 2 | - | - |
| Cocoa/Coffee/Tea/Sugar | 98 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Culinary Mixtures/Essences | 68 | 38 | 160 | - |
| Eggs/Egg Powder | - | 3 | 3 | 1,169 |
| Fish/Tinned Fish | 4,298 | 1,276 | 1 | - |
| F1our/Loose/Packeted | 84 | - | 15 | - |
| Je11ies/Crystals/powders | - | 3 | 9 | - |
| Marmalade/Jam/Syrup | - | 225 | 21 | - |
| Meat /Fish Pastes | - | 206 | 24 | - |
| Meat Pies | - | - | - | 19 |
| Milk (Tinned) | - | 498 | - | - |
| Mutton/Imp or ted/Tinned | 15 | 12 | - | - |
| Oats/Puffed Wheat/Cereals | 59 | 1 | 26 | - |
| Orange/Grape Fruit Juice | - | 48 | 2 | - |
| Ox Liver | 49 | - | - | - |
| Pork/Beef Sausages | 64¼ | 2 | - | - |
| Pressed Maws | 61½ | - | - | - |
| Prunes/Dates/Figs | 153 | _ | 7 | - |
| Proprietary Foods | - | 7 | - | - |
| Rabbits | 42 | 22 | ~ | - |
| Rusks | - | - | 5 | - |
| Sauces/Pickles/Vinegar | 1 | 53 | 150 | - |
| Soups/Extracts | - | 148 | 38 | - |
| Spaghetti | - | 23 | 17 | - |
| Sweets/Chocolates | 122¾ | - | 21 | - |
| Tinned fruits | - | 225 | 13 | - |
| Tinned/Raw Vegetables | 25½ | 355 | 20 | - |
| Tinned Meats/Brawn | 26½ | 477 | 35 | |
| Totals: | 6,069½ | 3,636 | 584 | 1,188 |
THE SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT, 1933
All animals slaughtered in the district have been
stunned by means of a mechanically operated instrument in accordance
with the terms of the Act.
4 persons were licenced to act as slaughtermen during 1948.
BAKEHOUSES
There are 26 bakehouses within the district and of these
24 are provided with mechanical power. A good standard of
cleanliness and sanitary condition generally obtained.
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