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Hornsey 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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1. Homing Act, 1936%. Overcrowding: —
(;i) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 28
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 35
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 207
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 1
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 1
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 8
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(Section E.)
FOOD CONDEMNED—1943.
Tinned Vegetables 230 lbs. 4 ozs.
Tinned Soup 37 lbs.
Tinned Jam 81 lbs. 8 ozs.
Tinned Marmalade 2 lbs.
Tinned Fruit 253 lbs.
Tinned Fish 230 lbs. 13 ozs.
Tinned Dried Milk 11 lbs. 8 ozs.
Tinned Liquid Milk 351 lbs. 2 ozs.
Tinned Meat 576 lbs. 2 ozs.
Tinned Vegetable Stew 2 lbs.
Margarine 39 lbs. 12 ozs.
Haricot Beans 14 cwts. 21 lbs
Split Peas 41 lbs.
Semolina 1 cwt. 2 lbs.
Babbits 921bs.
Nut Paste 168 lbs.
Drinking Chocolate 18 packets
Sugar 8 lbs.
Dried Fruit 36 lbs. 8 ozs.
Cornflakes 41 lbs.
Carrots 1 cwt. 15 lbs.
Suet 17 lbs.
Imported Lamb 3 lbs.
Bottled Fish 7 lbs.
Broken Biscuits 2 cwts.
Golden Syrup 4 lbs.
Fish 11 cwts. 23 lbs.
Flour 11 lbs.
Cheese . 31 lbs.
Fish Paste 8 ozs.
Meat 146 lbs. 12 ozs.
Eggs 2¾ dozen
Egg Substitute 12 lbs. 12 ozs.
Salt 1 lb. 8 ozs.
Boiled Sweets 8 ozs.
Pudding Mixture 2 lbs. 8 ozs.
Potatoes 2 cwts.
Fruit 13 lbs. 8 ozs.
Boiled Oats 10 lbs.
582 Horses w ore slaughtered and one Goat and one Pony—2,026| lbs.
of meat were condemned, including liver and lungs.
* These figures are taken from Departmental records, but owing to changes
brought about by war conditions the figures may not Indicate the final position
in regard to overcrowding.