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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
Hackney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Unsound Food.—The following foodstuffs were examined and
condemned by the Council's Food Inspectors and surrendered to the
Council for destruction, in accordance with Section 180 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936:—
Meat, Poultry and Provisions: Fruit and Vegetables:
Bacon, 1 ton 2 qrs. 25 lb. Dates, 1 cwt.
Black Puddings, 10 dozen. Grapes, 13 trays.
Cheeses, 79. Peaches, 8 trays.
Chickens, 17. Pears, 41 cases.
Chicken and Ham, 1 tin. Plums, 10 trays.
Corned Beef, 18 tins. Potatoes, 2 sacks.
Geese, 6. Tomatoes, 125 boats.
Hams (tinned), 44. Walnuts, 3 cwts.
Livers (frozen), 24 lb.
Meat, 1 cwt. 26 lb.
Rabbits, 125.
Salmon (tinned), 1 case.
Tongue, 1 tin.
Turkeys, 57.
Fish:
Cod, 1 box.
Cod (fillet), 11 boxes.
Haddock, 1 box.
Herring, 1 box.
Herring (baked), 48 trays.
Herring (smoked). 30 boxes.
Kippers, 28 boxes.
Skate, 5 boxes.
Soles, 1 box.
Smoked Fillets, 34 boxes.
Whelks, 1 bag.
The weight of the foodstuffs condemned or surrendered, including the diseased meat condemned at the slaughterhouses, was:—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, Poultry, Game and Provisions | 2 | 18 | 2 | 12 |
| Fish | — | 16 | 1 | 11 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 |