[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Leamington Spa Borough.

Leamington (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1954

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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Leamington Spa Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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UNSOUND FOOD. Quantities and description of food found to be unsound and surrendered for destruction as being unfit for human consumption. Beef: 146flbs. Pork : 12ozs. Lamb : 311bs. Ox liver : 181bs. Pork sausage : 10Jibs. Beef sausage : 121bs. Bath chaps : 51bs. Sausage rusks: 12 sacks. Ox tongue : 32jlbs. Jellied veal: 191bs. Cooked ham : 2081bs. llozs. Haddock : 141bs. Prawns : 91bs. Fish cakes : 4. Cheese : 1821bs. lOozs. Eggs : 13. Suet : 681bs. Butter : Jib. Margarine : 3Jibs. Sugar : lllbs. Tea : lflbs. Prunes : 7151bs. Ice cream powder : 821bs. Lemonade powder : 821bs. Seedless Raisins : 15lbs. Cake : 191bs. 3ozs. Miscellaneous tinned foodstuffs : 1834. Miscellaneous jars and packets of foodstuffs : 128. Reasons for condemnation were in the case of canned foods, blown, holed or rusted cans ; in the case of bottled foods, broken glass or defective caps ; in other cases the causes were contamination or decomposition. SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS The Ministry of Food's control of slaughtering of animals and marketing of meat ended in July and the licensing of private slaughterhouses again became possible. Five applications for licences were received but none were granted. One subsequent appeal was later withdrawn so that there are now no slaughterhouses, private or other¬ wise, within the borough.