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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
Deptford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The year 1931, again saw an increase in the quantity of foodstuffs imported at the Wharf, and the following is a summary of the work done:—
| Description. | Weight. | Examination. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish (tinned) | 627 cases | 10 per cent. | |
| Fruit | 2,638 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| „ | 250 „ | Overside | |
| „ (tinned and bottled) | 1,359 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| 200 „ | Overside | ||
| Vegetables | 6,791 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| 2,480 „ | Overside | ||
| ,, (tinned) | 2,885 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| Grain foods | 8,341 pks. | 10 per cent. | |
| „ „ | 13,587 pks. | Overside | |
| „ „ | 70 tons | Overside | |
| Biscuits | 1,061 cases | 10 per cent. | |
| Cheese | 114 cases | 10 per cent. | |
| Chocolate | 1,050 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| Condensed Milk | 6,897 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| „ „ | 86,077 „ | Overside | |
| Confectionery | 539 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| Soup (packed) | 6,064 ,, | 10 per cent. | |
| Sugar | 30 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| Vinegar | 24 barrels | 10 per cent. | |
| Tallow | 10 tons | ||
| Hams | 138 cases | 10 per cent. | |
| „ | 14 cwt. | 10 per cent. | |
| Meat Extract | 262 cases | 10 per cent. | |
| Egg Yolk | 2 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| Pickles | 2,042 „ | 10 per cent. | |
| Preserves | 4,911 „ | 10 per cent. |
*No official certificate. Stopped, released for soap-making.
1 bag meat extract stopped, no official certificate.
1 case (80 lbs.) tinned fruit destroyed.
7 tons, 19 cwt. 1 qr. potatoes destroyed (1st Sept., 1931).
II. Unsound Food.
Regular supervision of all food premises and street traders is maintained.
Such inspection achieves the object not only of preventing the
sale of unsound food, but of stimulating traders to obtain their supplies
of really good quality, thus raising the quality all round. Tradesmen
are encouraged to seek the opinion of the Inspectors as to any food
considered suspect, with a view to its surrender and destruction.