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Tottenham 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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20
Condemned Food
The following is a summary of articles which were surrendered
by local food traders and condemned by the Public Health Department
during the year, namely:-
Tinned articles:
Chocolate Spread 2 Dextrose Maltose 2
Coffee 2 Egg (Frozen) 1
Crab 8 Fish 217
Cream 73 Fruit 2,050
Cucumber 10 Fruit Juice 195
Custard Powder 1 Ham 147
Jam 26 Roes 8
Lemon Curd 1 Sandwich Spread 2
Liver Puree 21 Soup 195
Lobster 4 Spaghetti 73
Macaroni 2 Strained Food 17
Marmalade 61 Syrup 3
Meat 201 Tomatoes 2,437
Milk 697 Tomato Juice 2
Nuts 38 Tomato Paste 12
Pease Pudding 1 Tomato Pulp 5
Pork 7 Tomato Puree 97
Processed Meat 544 Tongue 13
Raviolli 1 Vegetables 1,129
Ri ce 8
Other articles of food condemned:-
Beef 1,014 lbs. Fish 10 stone
Beef Puree 8 jars Fondant 31 lbs.
Biscuits ½lbs. Fruit 413½ lbs.
Butter ½ lbs. Fruit Juice 6½ gallons
Cake 4 lbs. Ginger 5 packets
Cheese 2,449¼ lbs. Ground Cloves 20 packets
Cheese Spread 34 packets Ham 34 lbs.
Chocolate 60 lbs. Herbs 2 packets
Chocolate 12 packets Lemon Curd 1 jar
Chocolate Sandwich 6 packets Meat 274½ lbs.
Cooking Fat 6 packets Milk Powder 840 lbs.
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Dates 2½ lbs. Nuts 86 packets
Dessicated Coconut 56 lbs. Nuts & Raisins 7 packets
Dried Egg 23 lbs. Orange Sandwich 2 packets