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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

Tottenham 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Another section of the premises is licensed as a knacker's
yard and during 1951, 1,810 animals were dealt with there.
Regular visits are made by the District Sanitary Inspectors
to ensure compliance with the regulations.
During the year 14 licences to slaughter were issued under
the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Food Condemned

Table: The following tinned articles were condemned during the year, namely:-

The following tinned articles were condemned during the year, namely:-

Anchovies1Crawfish5Meat and Vegetable9
Apple Jelly3Crayfish1Meat Paste1
Apple Pulp79Cucumbers3Meat Pudding3
Apple Puree48Damsons65Milk1,992
Apples91Pig Pudding1Milk Whipping Compound19
Apricot Pulp186Pigs4Minced Beef Leaf117
Apricots61Fruit Salad109Mincemeat3
Baby Food233Gherkins6Mutton Hash1
Bacon2Gooseberries38Orange Juice12
Beans474Grapefruit Juice19Oranges248
Beef and Pork Loaf2Grapefruit37Pate de Foie2
Beetroot120Grapes59Peaches67
Bilberries1Greengages164Peach Pulp41
Blackberries20Guavas9Peanut Butter2
Blackcurrant Jelly1Guava Jelly1Pears55
Blackcurrants25Ham689peas872
Brawn5Ham Loaf30Pease Pudding2
Brislings14Ham and Beef Loaf1Pilchards64
Broth46Herring Roes7Pineapple252
Carrots53Herrings16Pineapple Jelly2
Celery1Irish Stew2Pineapple Juice17
Cherries238Jam134Pineapple Pulp7
Chicken16Kidneys2Plums724
Christmas Pudding4Lobster1Pork11
Coconut5Loganberries4Potato and Whale meat Rissoles1
Cod f is h1Luncheon Meat964Prawns3
Coffee1Macaroni21Prunes304
Corned Beef76Macedoine14Rabbit6
Corned Mutton6Mackerel2Raspberries69
Crab14Marmalade21Raspberries and Red-currants16
Crab Paste1Meat and Gravy5Redcurrants1