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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| Sausage Meat | 2 tins |
| Steak | 24 tins |
| Steak and kidney | 4 tins |
| Tongue | 1 tin |
| Meat (sausage) | 12 1b. |
| Milk (condensed) | 554 tins |
| Mincemeat | 7 jars |
| Margarine | l½ lb. |
| Margarine (tinned) | 3 tins |
| Mustard | 10 1b. |
| Mutton (fresh) | 8 1b. |
| Peas (tinned) | 31 tins |
| Peas (split green) | 100 1b. |
| Pigeons | 106 1b. |
| Pearl Barley | 2 cwt. |
| Rabbits | 88 1b. |
| Raisins | 25 1b. |
| Suet | 18 1b. |
| Soup (tinned) | 6 tins |
| Sultanas | 30 1b. |
| Tea | 35 1b. |
| “Wheta” flavouring | 1 cwt. 38 lb. |
(a) Milk Supply.—Milk is not produced within the district for the
purpose of sale.
The number of persons and premises registered for the sale of milk
within the district are as follows:—
Premises registered as Dairies and Milkshops 6
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed
bottles 12
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk whose
premises are situated outside the district 4
Number of inspections 29
The premises concerned were generally well maintained; minor
Infringements of the Regulations were abated promptly.
| Designation. | Licences | Supplementary Licences. |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested | 6 | 3 |
| Pasteurised | 12 | 4 |