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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Fruit-Juice | 94 |
| Gre-solvent | 36 |
| Haggis | 1,168 |
| Jams and Marmalade | 773¾ |
| Jelly | 1½ |
| Lemonade Powder | 4 |
| Meat (Canned) | 6,102½ |
| Meat (Cooked) | 83 |
| Meat (Raw) and Bacon | 14,074¼ |
| Meat (Horse) | 673 |
| Milk (Canned) | 420¼ |
| Milk Powder | 277 |
| Milk Food | 18 |
| Mincemeat | 8 |
| Peel | 564 |
| Pepper | 2 |
| Pickles and Sauces | 59¾ |
| Poultry | 266¼ |
| Puddings and Pudding Mixtures | 1,134¾ |
| Rabbits | 132½ |
| Salad Cream | 1¼ |
| Salt | 1½ |
| Soda | 112 |
| Soft Icing | 1½ |
| Soups | 257¼ |
| Sugar | 101 |
| Sweets | 75½ |
| Vegetables (Canned) | 8,546½ |
| Vegetables (Dehydrated) | 693 |
| Vinegar | 3¾ |
| Miscellaneous | 18½ |
| 69,156 |
FOOD PREPARING PLACES
There are approximately 259 premises within the area issued
with a catering licence by the Ministry of Food. This figure
includes school and industrial canteens, hospitals, nursing homes,
hotels, public restaurants, etc.
INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
The Sanitary Inspectors made a total of 3,412 visits of
inspection to Food Premises during the year 1952. 148 defects
were noted. A total of 191 defects were remedied during the
year this figure includes those noted in 1951 which were remedied
in 1952,