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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Clean Food Byelaws - Section 15. The byelaws for securing
the observance of sanitary and cleanly conditions and practises
in connection with the handling, wrapping and delivery of food
sold or intended for sale for human consumption and in connection
with the sale or exposure for sale in the open air of food
intended for human consumption have now been in operation since
July 1950. The six infringements discovered during the year
were of a minor character.
UNSOUND FOOD
The following diseased and/or unsound meat and other foods have been surrendered and destroyed or, where suitable, utilised for pig food.
| Type of Food | lbs | Tins | Bottles or Jars | Number or Packets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apricots (Dried) | 27½ | - | - | - |
| Beans/Peas | - | 150 | 12 | - |
| Biscults/Ryvita | 4 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Cereals | 26 | 8 | - | 32 |
| Cheese/Butter | 7 | 1 | 5 | 37 |
| Chickens | - | - | - | 12 |
| Coffee/Chicory Essences | - | 3 | - | - |
| Confectionery | 9 | 4 | - | 103 |
| Culinary Mixtures/Powders | - | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Dates | - | - | - | 2 |
| Drinking Chocolate | - | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Eggs | - | 1 | - | 360 |
| Fish (Tinned) | - | 110 | - | - |
| Fish (Wet and Dry) | 214½ | - | - | - |
| Flour | - | - | - | 4 |
| Fruit Juices/Purees | - | 25 | 5 | - |
| Fruit/Vegetables | 38½ | 822 | 7 | - |
| Ham | 27¼ | 14 | - | - |
| Hors d'oeuvres | - | 16 | - | - |
| Jam/Marmalade/Syrups | - | 89 | 20 | - |
| Jellies/Crystals | - | 4 | - | 2 |
| Liver/Kidneys | 207½ | 2 | - | - |
| Meat (Home Killed) | 924¾ | - | - | - |
| Meat (Imported) | 940 | - | - | - |
| Ox Tall/Suet | 39 | - | - | 13 |
| Pies | - | - | - | 33 |
| Puddings | - | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Rennet/Pastes (Fish and Meat) | - | 32 | 4 | - |
| Sausages | 43 | 2 | - | - |
| Soups/Pickles/Sauces | - | 47 | 15 | - |
| Spaghetti | - | 13 | - | - |
| Tinned Meats | 3½ | 73 | - | - |
| Tinned Milk/CreaM | 94 | - | ||
| Totals | 2511½ | 1527 | 82 | 640 |