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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
Bromley 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Article of Food. | Approximate Weight (lbs.). |
|---|---|
| Coffee | 3½ |
| Cooking Fals | 55 |
| Cordials | |
| Custard Powder | 14 |
| Cocoa | ½ |
| Eggs (Dried) | 4 |
| Fish (Fresh) | 957 |
| Fish (Canned) | 169¾ |
| Fish and Meat Pastes | 16 |
| Flour and Flour Mixtures | 60½ |
| Fruit (Canned) | 2,091½ |
| Fruit (Crystalised) | 1½ |
| Fruit (Dried) | 269½ |
| Fruit (Fresh) | 54 |
| Fruit Juice | 44 |
| Jams and Syrups | 607¼ |
| Meat (Fresh) and Bacon | 17,262 |
| Meat (Canned) | 11,923¾ |
| Meat (Cooked) | 2,0741¼ |
| Meat Pies | 591 |
| Milk (Canned) | 1,223 |
| Milk (Powder) | 62 |
| Milk Whipping Compound | 11¼ |
| Mincemeat | 1 |
| Pickles and Sauces | 49½ |
| Poultry (Fresh) | 1,061 |
| Poultry (Tinned) | 26 |
| Puddings and Pudding Mixtures | 124 |
| Rabbits | 3,907 |
| Rabbits (Canned) | 18 |
| Salad Dressings | 3 |
| Soups | 145¼ |
| Sugar | 308 |
| Sweets | 214½ |
| Tea | 116½ |
| Vegetables | 919 |
| Vinegar | 10 |
| Miscellaneous | 76¼ |
| 47,329 |
TINNED HAM.
A great deal of belated publicity was given to the question of
Imported Canned Hams, many of which were found unfit for
consumption. The contents of the cans were found decomposed,
mainly due to faulty canning and damaged containers due to bad
packing and handling in course of transit and storage. If the large
amount rejected by the Department during the year is representative
throughout the country, there has been a colossal waste of animal
feeding stuffs and carcases in the countries of origin, a waste of transport,
and, more important, risk of food upsets if the ham had been
consumed. It would be of interest to know the total tonnage and
monetary value involved by taking the country as a whole.