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Tottenham 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]

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Appended is a list of the foodstuffs condemned during the year:—
Meat:—
4 Bullocks.
3 Cows.
1 Sheep.
5 Calves.
500-lbs. Beef.
69 Livers.
3 Sheep's Plucks.
102-lbs. Boneless Meat.
8-lbs. Pork.
1 Leg Mutton.
292 Rabbits.
11 cases Rabbits.
327-lbs. Rabbits.
221-lbs. Bacon.
1 case Corned Beef.
4 tins do.
6-lbs. do.
Fruit and Vegetables:—
269 boxes Dates.
100-lbs. Dates.
1 box Raisins.
3 barrels Grapes.
5 box Grapes.
27 baskets Greengages.
2 cwt. Dried Peaches.
6 bags Greens.
20 bags Brussels Sprouts.
19½-lbs. Tomatoes.
Fish:—
4 trunks Haddock.
5 barrel do.
1 box do.
3 boxes Filleted Haddock.
3¼ cwt. Herrings.
2½ barrels do.
3 trunks do.
1 box do.
1 barrel Whiting.
5½ boxes Mackerel.
1 trunk Ling.
2 boxes Cod.
1 trunk Hake.
2 boxes Skate.
2 boxes Bloaters.
43 boxes Kippers.
5 bags Whelks.
3 bags Winkles.
1 box do.
2 bushels do.
Miscellaneous:—
515-lbs. Cheese.
One Cheese.
18-lbs. Lard.
280-lbs. Butter.
142 Eggs.
MILK SUPPLY.
Most of the Milk consumed in this district comes from outside,
and it is distributed by local firms of milk vendors. On no
occasion has the purity or wholesome quality of the milk been disputed,
but the actual sampling and analysis is undertaken by the County
Council.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
6 applications (4 from purveyors, and 2 from dairymen) were