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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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Table: TABLE VI (Continued) FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED (Continued)

TABLE VI (Continued) FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED (Continued)

Cocoa1 tin
Butter57 lb.
Cream Powder2 packets
Vegetables2,890 bags
Margarine1 lb.
Sweets and Chocolate161 packets
Poultry102 lb.
Wild Rabbit146 lb.
Sauces5 bottles
Dried Fruit499 lb.
Table Jelly7 packets
Cereals65 packets

Table: Royal Victoria Yard (Admiralty) FOOD FOUND FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Royal Victoria Yard (Admiralty) FOOD FOUND FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Bacon2,326 lb.
Bacon2 tins
Bacon and Beans20 tins
Baked Beans665 tins
Beans in Tomato Sauce20 tins
Beef Extract33 jars
Boiled Beef and Carrots875 lb.
Butter94 lb.
Cake283 tins
Celery Seed37 lb.
Chocolate and Boiled Sweets2,194 packets
Chopped Bacon20 tins
Cheese1,170 tins
Cheese20¾ lb.
Chewing Gum59 packets
Currants627¼ lb.
Curry Powder12 lb.
Cocoa Essence24¾ lb.
Coffee186 lb.
Corned Beef611½ lb.
Dehydrated Vegetables3,523½ lb.
Dehydrated Potatoes40 lb.
Dried Fruits887 lb.
Flying Rations14
Fish (tinned)1,051 tins