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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
Crayford 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Mineral Water. No further action was deemed necessary in the case of a bottle of
mineral water, which, it was alleged, possessed a peculiar taste. The trouble
arose from the cap of the bottle and on being referred to the manufacturers, it
was ascertained that a different method of capping had been adopted and therefore
no further complaints should arise.
| lbs. | ozs. | lbs. | ozs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ox Livers | 9 | 8 | Tinned Pork | 67 | 4 |
| Ox Cheeks | 113 | 0 | Tinned Green Beans | 1 | 4 |
| Beef | 24 | 0 | Tinned Orange Juice | 1 | 3 |
| Pork | 12 | 4 | Tinned Ravioli | 1 | 7½ |
| Pressed Pork | 6 | 0 | Tinned Celery | 1 | 4 |
| Pigs Spleens | 56 | 0 | Tinned Rice | 6 | 14 |
| Pigs Melts | 28 | 0 | Tinned Tapioca | 1 | 0 |
| Pigs Livers | 20 | 0 | Tinned Fish | 2 | 6½ |
| Lamb | 47 | 15 | Tinned Tomatoes | 12 | 15 |
| Goose | 12 | 0 | Tinned Milk | 10 | |
| Corned Beef | 100 | 15 | Jam | 1 | 0 |
| Custard Powder | 9 | 5½ | Pie Filling | 2 | 0 |
| Rice | 4 | 0 | Marmalade | 3 | 0 |
| Guavas | 1 | 0 | Cereals | 2 | 0 |
| Mincemeat | 4 | 10½ | Cake Mix | 10 | |
| Cooked Pore End | 13 | 9 | Glace Fruits | 3 | 4 |
| Currants | 3 | 0 | Potatoes | 224 | 0 |
| Raisins | 3 | 0 | Ground Almonds | 12 | |
| Chicken Curry | 7½ | Cream | 3 | 2 | |
| Tinned Baked Beans | 4 | 1 | Hamburgers | 1 | 14 |
| Tinned creamed Sago | 15½ | Lentils | 10 | 0 | |
| Tinned Fruit | 271 | 8 | Suet | 8 | |
| Tinned Cherries | 26 | 1 | Pickled Onions | 10 | |
| Tinned Steak | 4 | 7 | Bolognese | 2 | 5½ |
| Tinned Vegetables | 80 | 13¼ | Butter Beans | 12 | 0 |
| Tinned Luncheon Meat | 41 | 14 | Lemon Drink | 12 | |
| Tinned Minced Beef Loaf. | 7 | Cream Crackers | 15 | ||
| Tinned Soup | 4 | 8 | Orange | 15 | |
| Tinned Ham | 64 | 4 | Ginger Sponge | 7 | |
| Tinned Beetroot | 10 | 1 | Sweet Biscuits | 8 | |
| Tinned Jellied Veal | 12 | 0 |
The bulk of the food condemned was unfit for salvage and had to be destroyed,
but, where possible, it is the practice to use condemned food for animal feeding,
after sterilisation.
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