London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Deptford 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Visits and Calls.
| Markets Inspections | 88 |
| Premises Registered under Section 14 of the Food & Drugs Act, 1938 | 365 |
| Fish Shops | 39 |
| Butchers Shops | 323 |
| Ice Cream premises | 122 |
| Dairies | 52 |
| Milk Purveyors | 70 |
| Calls & Stalls etc | 991 |
| Grocers Shops | 424 |
| Cafes | 18 |
| Pharmacy & Poisons | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | 271 |
| 2769 |
Fields, Rollins Street.
Large quantities of food have passed through Messrs. Fields'
factory and have been reconditioned under supervision.
Food surrendered as unfit for human consumption.
Bacon. 22½ lbs.
Bread. 338 lbs.
Butter. 40 lbs X
Cheese. 264¼ lbs X
Cake. 10 lbs.
Cooking Fat. 7 lbs.
Cereals. 33 lbs.
Dried Eggs. 7 tins.
Dough. 108 quarters.
Dried Fruit. 206 lbs.
Dessi Cocoanut. 27 lbs.
Eggs. 244
Fish. 228¾ stone.
Fishpaste. 116 tins.
Fruit. 40 lbs x 7½ bushels,
Flour. 12 lbs.
Jam. 338 jars x tins.
Jellies. 6
Lemonade Powder 12 lbs.
Meat. 4689 lbs,
Macaroni. 12½ cwt. XX
Margarine. l½ lb.
Pickles. 261 bottles.
Sweets. 113ǿǿ
Sausages &
Sausage Meat. 23 lbs.
Tinned Fish. 221 tins.
" Fruit. 159 "
" Meat. 349 tins .
" Milk. 1362 tins.
"" Puddings 8 "
" Soup. 41 "
" Vegetables. 479 "
Vegetables. 1552 lbs.
X Sent for Reconditioning.
XX Sent lor Animal Food.
ǿ Sent for Soap Making.
ǿǿ Some Sweets "down-pointed"