Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Approximate quantity of milk distributed, together with the cost, etc., during the year.
Month. | Galls, per day. | Persons. | Cost per month. |
---|---|---|---|
January | 290 | 1,781 | 1,485 |
February | 310 | 1,886 | 1,547 |
March | 303 | 1,941 | 1,907 |
April | 296 | 1,902 | 1,421 |
May | 254 | 1,642 | 920 |
June | 180 | 1,171 | 655 |
July | 186 | 1,486 | 696 |
August | 168 | 1,349 | 694 |
September ... | 147 | 1,186 | 614 |
October | 160 | 1,266 | 661 |
November ... | 150 | 1,214 | 620 |
December | 131 | 1,056 | 536 |
Total cost for year | £11,756 |
The following foodstuffs were destroyed during the year under the Unsound Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908, at the wharves:—
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meat | 21 Sides of Bacon | — | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Preserved Meats .. | 228,227 Tins of Beef | 154 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
36 „ Chicken | — | — | — | 18 | |
404 „ Tongues | — | 11 | 3 | 7 | |
Preserved Fish | 11,006 Tins of Pilchards | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
19,330 „ Salmon | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | |
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables. | 566 Crates of Bananas | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
201 Packages of Grapes | 31 | 17 | 3 | 12 | |
1 Box of Oranges | — | — | 3 | 0 | |
762 Bags of Potatoes | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
176 Boxes of Tomatoes | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
Carried forward | 250 | 7 | 2 | 10 |