Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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UNSOUND FOOD—1941.
Description. | Cause of Condemnation. |
---|---|
Bacon—4¾lbs. | Bone taint |
Soup—15 tins | Unsound |
Sardines—79 tins | ” |
Meat Pies—4½ doz. | ” |
Pork Sausage—28 lbs. | ” |
Salmon—316 tins | ” |
Herrings—11 tins | ” |
Witch Soles—2 stone | ” |
Pig's Kidney—1 | ” |
Pineapple—936 tins | ” |
Beef—130½ lbs. | Tuberculosis |
Baked Beans—333 Tins | Unsound |
Butter—5½ lbs. | ” |
Corned Beef—57 Tins | ” |
Cheese—65 lbs. | ” |
Calf's Head—1 | Decomposition |
Carrots—28 Tins | Unsound |
Cod—10 stone | ” |
Eggs—60 | ” |
Ham—43 Tins | ” |
Herrings—17 Tins | ” |
Luncheon Meat—17 Tins | ” |
Luncheon Pork—50 Tins | ” |
Margarine—6 lbs. | ” |
Mackerel—21 Tins | ” |
Milk—527 Tins | ” |
Peas—302 Tins | ” |
Pineapple—159 Tins | ” |
Pilchards—60 Tins | ” |
Plums—675 Tins | ” |
Peaches—72 Tins | ” |
Salmon—42 Tins | ” |
Soups—71 Tins | ” |
Sausage Meat—81 Tins | ” |
Sago—2 cwts. | ” |
Lamb—1 carcase 24 lbs. | Decomposition |
Pig—1 carcase 40 lbs. | Tuberculosis |
Tomatoes—68 Tins | Unsound |
Meat Inspection. The establishment of central abattoir
schemes since the war has resulted in practically all meat
coming into the district from wholesale markets outside the
district.
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