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 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. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Calves Heads | 20 | — | Decomposition, | |
Calves Feet | 5 | - | ti | |
Beef | 3 | - | Damaged by refrigerator leakage | |
Sausage Beat | 1 tin | 1 | 8 | Blown |
Red Heat Substitute | 14 | - | Damaged by fire | |
Ox Livers | 30 | — | Flukes | |
Beef Sausage | 24 | — | Sour | |
Bacon | 62 | 4 | Decomposition | |
Bacon | - | 7 | Damaged by refrigerator leakage | |
Corned Beef | 1 tin | 6 | — | Blown |
Pate de Foie Gras | 1 tin | _ | 5½ | Blown |
Beef Leaf | 2 tins | 1 | 8 | Blown |
Stewed Steak | 34 tins | 40 | 14 | Blown or damaged |
Calves Foot Jelly | 1 jar | 8 | Decomposition | |
Heat Paste | 1 jar | — | 3 | If |
Irish Stew | 1 tin | 1 | - | Blown |
"Treet" | 1 tin | - | 12 | 11 |
Codling | 84 | - | Decomposition | |
Cod | 462 | — | 11 | |
shrimps | 10 | - | it | |
Haddock | 920 | — | if | |
Fresh Herrings | 5 | 12 | it | |
Mackerel | 126 | — | ir | |
Hake | 224 | — | 11 | |
Roker | 70 | - | ir | |
Plaice | 140 | - | 11 | |
Fresh Fillets | 325 | — | (t | |
Skate | 115 | - | 11 | |
Ling | 84 | — | 11 | |
Whiting | 574 | — | 11 | |
Bloaters | 49 | - | 11 | |
Witches | 84 | — | ti | |
Kippers | 308 | - | 11 | |
Dabs | 240 | — | II | |
Bream | 168 | — | 11 | |
Herrings | 1 tin | _ | 12 | Blown |
Brisling | 1 tin | — | 3¾ | Pierced |
Crawfish | 3 tins | 1 | 4 | Blown |
Norwegian Sild | 1 tin | - | 3¾ | Blown |
Sardelles | 8 tins | 2 | 4 | Pierced |
Pilchards | 38 tins | 47 | 2 | Blown or damaged |
Sardines | 13 tins | 2 | 13¾ | Blown or damaged |
Salmon | 24 tins | 16 | 3 | Blown or damaged |
Oranges (201) | 50 | - | Unsound | |
Grapefruit | 1 bottle | - | Fermentation | |
Sultanas | 60 | - | Contaminated by mice | |
Sultanas | 28 | - | Stale and dirty- | |
Sultanas | 14 | - | Damaged by fire | |
Raisine (Seedless) | 25 | - | Damaged by fire | |
Figs | 14 | - | Decomposition | |
Peaches | 1 tin | 1 | - | Blown |
Pears | 3 tins | 5 | 7 | If |
Plums | 20 tins | 36 | 4 | If |
Dried Peas | 196 | - | Stale and maggot infested | |
Baked Beans | 41 tins | 38 | 2 | Blown and damaged |
Horseradish | 1 tin | - | 8 | Blown |
Beetroot | 1 tin | — | 12 | it |
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