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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
Erith 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Jam | 1 | 1 | |
| Sulphur Dioxide | 1 | 1 | |
| Milk of Magnesia Tablets | 1 | 1 | |
| Headache etc. powders | 7 | 7 | |
| Cascara Sagrada Tablets | 1 | 1 | |
| Liver Salts | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 144 | 149 | |
| * Repeat samples satisfactory. | |||
| † Stocks withdrawn from sale. | |||
| ‡ No food value. | |||
The milk samples averaged a content of 3.52% fat and
8.79 % solids not fat.
The ice-cream samples averaged a content of 9.44 % fat.
| Meat | 612 tins |
| Meat | 11 cwts. 13 lbs. |
| Fish | 182 tins |
| Fish | 3 cwts. 1 qr. 2 lbs. |
| Vegetables | 303 tins |
| Vegetables | 1 qr. 12 lbs. |
| Fruit | 3,978 tins |
| Fruit | 1 cwt. 1 qr. 18 lbs. |
| Preserves | 71 tins |
| Preserves | 2 qrs. 1 lb. |
| Cheese | 7 boxes |
| Cheese | 22 lbs. |
| Cereals | 1 cwt. 3 qrs. |
| Fats | 11 cwts. 3 qrs. 8 lbs |
| Coffee | 7 bottles |
| Tea | 1 qr. 15 lbs. |
| Cordials | 34 bottles |
| Confectionery | 3 tons 10 cwts. 1 qr. 4 lbs. |
| Milk powder | 2 cwts. 2 qrs. |
| Total weight | 8 tons 15 cwts. 0 qrs. 3 lbs. |
E (5) Slaughter of Animals Act 1933
The above Act makes the use of mechanically operated
instruments a statutory obligation. By resolution of the
Council dated 23rd May, 1938, the provisions of Section 1 of
the Act apply to sheep which are slaughtered in the district.