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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
Surbiton 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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FOOD INSPECTION.
The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human food were surrendered by the owners, and either salvaged for animal feeding or destroyed:-
| Article. | lbs. | ozs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confectionery | 121 pkts. | 27 | 3 | Mice infestation and deterioration due to dampness. |
| Canned vegetables and soups. | 286 tins | 316 | 9½ | Blown. |
| Canned fish | 168 " | 131 | — | " |
| Stewed steak | 30 " | 29 | 14 | " |
| Canned fruit | 2 " | 4 | — | " |
| Jams, marmalade, etc. | 49 " | 63 | — | " |
| Condensed milk | 60 " | 43 | 4 | " |
| Evaporated milk | 232 " | 377 | 11 | " |
| Milk, household | 3 " | 5 | — | Deterioration. |
| Pish | 268 | 7 | Putrefact ion. | |
| Butter | 12 | Rancid | ||
| Butter | 1 | 12 | Contaminated with disinfectant fluid. | |
| Flour | 45 | — | Damp and deterioration. | |
| Eggs | 740 | putrefaction. | ||
| Pancake mixture | 80 pkts. | 20 | — | Deterioration. |
| Butter beans | 10 | — | Maggotts. | |
| Prunes | 25 | — | Mould. | |
| Lemons | 129 | — | Unsound. | |
| Canned meat | 39 tins | 101 | 12 | Blown. |
| Sausage | 8 tins | 12 | — | Decomposition. |
| Bacon | 56 | 13 | Putrefaction. | |
| Cheese trimmings | 2 | 3 | Mould. | |
| Dates | 176 | 8 | Fermentation due to damage by water. | |
| Sultanas | 1 box | 60 | — | Contaminated by mice. |
| Spaghetti | 1 tin | 1 | — | Blownl |
| Spice | 1 tin | 2 | — | Dirty. |
| Oxo cubes | 1 | — | Broken jar. | |
| Pudding mixture | 6 | Weevils. | ||
| Pork pies | 93 | Decomposition. | ||
| Oats | 4 | — | Deterioration. | |
| Tea | 8 | Contaminated with cleansing fluid. | ||
| Vinegar | 3 botts. | Fermentation. | ||
| Pickle | 8 jars | 0 | 4 | Fermentation and broken jars |
| Sugar | 5 | — | Contaminated by mice. | |
| Margarine | 1 | — | Contaminated by cleansing fluid. | |
| Lard | 4 | do. | ||
| SaLt | 1 | 8 | do. | |
| Rabbits | 28 | — | Putrefaction. | |
| Hares | 7 | — | do. | |
| Pork | 16 | 8 | Multiple abscesses. | |
| Ham | 16 | 8 | Bone taint. | |
| Salad cream | 5 botts. | 3 | 6 | Broken jars. |
| Beef | 25 | — | Localised aedema due to injury. | |
| Soft roes | 36 | — | Decomposition. | |
| Lemco | 4 | Broken jar. | ||
| Broth | 4 tins | 4 | —— | Blown. |
| Dripping | 7 | — | Decompositi on. | |
| Macaroni | 1 | — | Dirty. | |
| Sauce | 1 | 8 | Deterioration. | |
| Bicarbonate of soda | 2 | — | Dirty. | |
| Total: | 2,077 | 12½. | ||
During the year the carcases and offal of 14 pigs slaughtered in
the Borough were inspected. All were found to "be fit for human
consumption.
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