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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
Willesden 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE II (B)
Details of Defects Found
| Outstanding at 31/12/50 | During the year | Total | Remedied during year | Outstanding at 31/12/51 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting and ventilation | 19 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
| Constant hot water not provided | 262 | 24 | 286 | 160 | 126 |
| Inadequate refuse storage | 21 | 40 | 61 | 60 | 1 |
| Insufficient sanitary accommodation | 24 | 8 | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| Inadequate storage | 21 | 27 | 48 | 40 | 8 |
| Defective walls and ceilings | 95 | 82 | 177 | 149 | 28 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings | 197 | 183 | 380 | 322 | 58 |
| Dirtv hand towels | 10 | 49 | 59 | 58 | 1 |
| Generally bad conditions | 18 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| Any other defects | 183 | 212 | 395 | 326 | 69 |
| Totals | 850 | 642 | 1492 | 1180 | 312 |
TABLE III Food Unfit for Human Consumption
| Macaroni | 10 lbs. | ||
| Bacon | 230 lbs. | Macaroons | 20 lbs. |
| Cooked | 527 lbs. | Meat, pork luncheon | 75 lbs. |
| Tinned | 7792 lbs. | ||
| Raw | 1837 lbs. | ||
| Tinned | 11953 tins | ||
| Raw | 132 lbs. | ||
| Tinned | 1545 tins | Bread, flour, cereals, etc. | 436 lbs. |
| Raw | 1171 lbs. | Preserves | 1104 lbs. |
| Cheese | 180 lbs. | ||
| Butter and fats | 9 lbs. | ||
| Tinned | 5313 tins | 4760 tins | |
| Raw | 217 lbs. | Soups | 310 tins |
| Mincemeat | 31 lbs. | ||
| Mix, cake | 15 lbs. | ||
| Biscuits | 2420 lbs. | Mixture, pastry | 27 pkts. |
| Cereal flour | 66 pkts. | Mustard, French | 58 tins |
| Chicken | 1 tin | Nuts | 2 lbs. |
| Chocolate | 108 bars | Pickles | 7 bottles |
| Chocolate, drinking | ½ lb. | Piemeat | 6 lbs. |
| Chocolate and sweets | 208 lbs. | Pies, meat | 5 |
| Chocolate vermecelli | 32 lbs. | Poultry | 217 lbs. |
| Chutney | 32 bottles | Powder, custard | 590 pkts. |
| Coffee essence | 26 bottles | Powder, lemon barley | 12 lbs. |
| Cream, salad | 37 bottles | Powder, soup | 36 pkts. |
| Crest | 111 bars | Powder, sponge sandwiches | 3 pkts. |
| Currants | 70 lbs. | Powder, Swiss roll | 1 pkt. |
| Dates with nuts | 48 pkts. | Puddings | 43 lbs. |
| Fruit, dried | 219 lbs. | Pulp, fruit | 32 lbs. |
| Fruit juices | 123 | Pulp, tomato | 36 tons, 10 cwts. 66 lbs. |
| Fruit juice | 15 tins | Rolls | 4 pkts. |
| Ham, tinned | 1260 lbs. | Sausage | 80 lbs. |
| Heinz strained food | 71 pkts. | Sugar | 80 lbs. |
| Jellies, table | 9 lbs. | Syrup, golden | 44 lbs. |
| Juice, jaffa | 4 pkts. | Tea | 2 lbs. |