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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Additional W.Cs. provided 1
W.6s. cleansed or repaired 12
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 1
Accumulations of refuse removed 11
Waste pipes provided 2
Waste pipes repaired 5
Waste pipes disconnected or trapped 3
Windows repaired or renewed
Doors repaired or renewed 1
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired 2
Floors repaired or renewed 4
Dust receptacles provided
Roofs repaired 1
Additional food storage provided 1
Water supply reinstated 1
Premises cleansed 22
Meat delivery van repaired and cleansed 1
Miscellaneous 8
FOOD INSPECTION.
The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human consumption were surrendered by the owners, and either salvaged for animal feeding or destroyed:-
| Article | No. of Containers | lbs. | ozs. | Reason for Condemnatinn. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef | 810 | 8 | Decomposition etc. | |
| Lamb | 90 | 0 | „ „ | |
| Pork | 26 | 0 | Tuberculosis | |
| Tongue (Bovine) | 6 | 0 | Abscess | |
| Lamb Livers | 27 | 0 | Freezer burn | |
| Sausages & Sausage Meat | 4 | 4 | 0 | Blown |
| 102 | 0 | Soured | ||
| Tinned Meats | 105 | 232 | 6½ | Decomposition, blown and damaged. |
| Ham | 124 | 1382 | 3½ | „ „ |
| Tinned Fruit | 200 | 212 | 6 | Blown and damaged |
| Dried Fruit | 36 | 18 | 0 | Mould growth and mice contamination |
| 88 | 8 | Fermentation and mice contamination | ||
| Tinned Vegtables | 162 | 198 | 9¾ | Blown,decomposition and damaged. |
| Tinned Milk | 137 | 136 | 5 | „ „ |
| Jame??? and Marmalade | 10 | 13 | 8 | Blown, decomposition damaged and glass contamination. |
| Tinned Fish | 49 | 23 | 15½ | Blown,damaged and decomposition. |
| Soups | 47 | 41 | 5 | Blown and damaged |
| Skate Wing | 84 | 0 | Decomposition | |
| Dog Fish | 98 | 0 | „ | |
| Herrings | 224 | 0 | „ | |
| Lemon Sole | 42 | 0 | „ | |
| Haddock | 427 | 0 | „ | |
| Cod Fillets | 196 | 0 | „ | |
| Whiting and Cod | 112 | 0 | „ | |
| Coley Fillets | 168 | 0 | „ | |
| Kippers | 798 | 0 | „ | |
| Prawns | 133 | 0 | „ | |
| Fish Balls | 1 | 1 | 14 | Blown |
| Pork Pies | 49 | 12 | 4 | Dec omposition |
| Meat Pastes | 1 | 1½ | Perforated | |
| Ducks | 16 | 60 | 0 | Decomposition |
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