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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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During the year 1934, large quantities of foodstuffs were imported at the Wharf, and the following is a summary of the work done:—
Description. | Weight. | Examination | Remarks. |
---|---|---|---|
Fruit Pulp | 130 cases | 10 per cent. | |
„ | 2916 „ | Overside | |
Beans | 14668 bags | Overside | |
„ | 75 tons | Overside | |
3006 bags | 10 per cent. | ||
Onions | 240 „ | 2 per cent. | |
Flour | 80133 „ | Overside | |
„ | 30 tons | Overside | |
„ | 331 bags | 10 per cent. | |
Preserves | 5017 cases | 10 per cent. | |
„ | 20 „ | Overside | |
Condensed Milk | 7454 „ | 10 per cent. | |
„ „ | 34750 „ | Overside | |
Yeast | 8 „ | 10 per cent. | |
Peas | 1566 „ | 10 per cent. | |
„ | 4879 „ | Overside | |
Dates | 30 „ | 10 per cent. | |
„ | 1355 „ | 2 per cent. | |
„ | 5930 „ | Overside | |
Chocolate Cubes and Biscuits | 64 „ | Stopped for analysis. | |
Found to contain | |||
boric preservative. | |||
Re-exported 22.3.34. | |||
Cheese | 64 cases | 10 per cent. | |
Raisins | 100 „ | 10 per cent. | |
Egg Albumen | 338 „ | 10 per cent. | |
Corned Beef | 550 „ | Overside | |
Hams | 320 „ | 10 per cent. | |
„ | 226 „ | 2 per cent. | |
„ | 100 „ | Overside | |
Coffee | 904 bags | Overside | |
Bacon | 200 bales | Overside | |
„ | 200 „ | 10 per cent. | |
Confectionery | 466 cases | 10 per cent. | |
„ | 25 „ | Overside | |
Packet Soups | 2168 „ | 10 per cent. | |
Tinned Vegetables | 203 „ | 10 per cent. | |
„ „ | 200 „ | Overside | |
Flour Foods | 694 „ | 10 per cent. | |
„ „ | 200 „ | Overside | |
Casein | 488 „ | 10 per cent. | |
Tinned Fish | 883 „ | 10 per cent. | |
Walnuts | 17 „ | 10 per cent. | |
Aimonds | 82 „ | 10 per cent. | |
„ | 845 „ | Overside |