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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
Bethnal Green 1920
Report on the health of the Borough during the year 1920
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Articles Surrendered.
| Description of Article. | Weight. |
|---|---|
| Fish | 17 cwt. 67 lbs. |
| Meat | 11 „ 109 „ |
| Fruit | 4 tons 13 cwts. 9 lbs. |
| (Excluding 129 tins of pears, 2 bundles of Tangerines and 1,000 tins of pineapple*) | |
| Eggs | 14,163 in number. |
| Others Articles | 1 cwt. 88 lbs. and |
| 100 quarters of damaged Wheat and 24 ti is of Condensed Milk. | |
* The weight of which was not ascertained.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
There were three licensed slaughter houses in the
Borough at the end of 1920, situated at —
294, Bethnal Green Road,
354, Bethnal Green Road,
278, Hackney Road.
Fourteen visits were made to Slaughter Houses
by the Food Inspector during the Year.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
714 samples were taken and examined. 607 of
these proved to be " genuine," and 47, or 6.6 per cent.,
adulterated. The details are given in the following
table:-