Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE No. 4.
Infectious Diseases.
Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals | 85 |
Houses visited including revisits | 249 |
Rooms disinfected | 40 |
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc. | 507 |
Houses at which defective sanitary conditions were found | 2 |
TABLE No. 5.
Food Inspection.
The following is a summary of unsound food surrendered.
Beef | lbs. 1,760½ | Cake | lbs. 2 |
Corned Beef | „ l,281¾ | Milk Powder | „ 112 |
Corned Mutton | ,, 120 | Cake Flour | pkts. 2 |
Meat Pastes | ,, 4 | Dates | boxes 246 |
Ham | 14¾ | Meat | tins 261 |
Mutton | Fish | „ 554 | |
and Lamb | 18 | Milk | „ 994 |
Kidneys | 9½ | Vegetables | „ 656 |
Luncheon Meat | 3½ | Preserves | „ 306 |
Poultry | „ 243A | Soup | „ 153 |
Rabbits | ,, 60 | Fruit and Fruit | |
Fish Paste | ,, 4 | Juices | „ 376 |
Fish | „ 1,752½ | Meat and Veget | |
Cheese | „ 23½ | ables | ,, 2 |
Butter | ,, 7 | Pastes | „ 413 |
Fats | 4½ | Bacon | „ 14 |
Flour | ,, 57 | Mustard | ,, 10 |
Sugar | ,, 12 | Beef Cubes | ,, 8 |
Bacon | „ 17¼ | Pickles and | |
Rolled Oats | ,, 62 | Sauces | jars 1,191 |
Cereals | ,, 77 | Coffee | bottles 4 |
Apples | „ 105 | Dried Egg | tins 7 |
Dried Fruit | „ 151½ | ,, ,, | pkts. 17 |
Tomatoes | „ 10¾ | Eggs | 119 |
Fresh Peas | ,, 42 | Malt Loaves | 18 |
Dried Peas | ,, 12 | Shrimps | gals. 6 |
Cocoa Powder | ,, 18 | Miscellaneous | tins 105 |
Confectionery | 14½ |