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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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CIean Food Byelaws
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 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 been in operation since July 1950. It is gratifying to
record that only three complaints were received during the year
in connection with the handling, wrapping and delivery of food.
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 condemned | lbs | Tins | Bottles or Jars | Packets or Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beans/Peas/Baked Beans | 14 | 100 | - | - |
| Beef (Imported) | 357 | - | - | - |
| "/Mutton (Home Killed) | 150½ | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 54 | - | - | - |
| Confectionery (Caramels) | 112 | - | - | - |
| Culinary Mixtures/Custard | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Dried Fruit/Peel | 90 | 2 | - | - |
| Dripping | - | 2 | - | - |
| Fish Paste | - | 1 | 11 | - |
| " (Tinned) | - | 96 | - | - |
| " (Wet and Dry) | 221 | - | - | - |
| Flour (Pea) | 112 | - | - | - |
| Fruit Juices/Puree | - | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| " /Vegetables | - | 393 | 8 | - |
| Ham | 26* | 7 | - | - |
| Jam/Marmalade/Syrup | - | 44 | 3 | - |
| Kidneys (Imported) | 68 | - | - | - |
| Lamb (Home Killed) | 38½ | - | - | - |
| Liver | 46 | - | - | - |
| Macaroni/Rice | - | 2 | - | - |
| Milk/Cream (Tinned) | - | 199 | - | - |
| Pearl Barley | 50 | - | - | - |
| Pork (Home Killed) | 76 | - | - | - |
| Potatoes | 101 | - | - | - |
| Salad Cream/Junket | - | 8 | - | - |
| Sausages | 13 | - | - | - |
| Soups/Pickles/Sauces | - | 119 | 8 | - |
| Spaghetti | - | 5 | - | - |
| Spreads | - | 10 | 6 | - |
| Sugar | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tinned Meats | 38½ | 64 | - | - |
| Tongue | 18½ | - | - | - |
| Totals | 1,586½ | 1,107 | 37 | 11 |