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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 1914

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: Unsound Food. The following quantities of food were, upon examination by officers of the Public Health Department, found to be unsound, unwholesome, and unfit for the food of man, and were destroyed:-

Unsound Food. The following quantities of food were, upon examination by officers of the Public Health Department, found to be unsound, unwholesome, and unfit for the food of man, and were destroyed:-

Inspector.Description of Food.Remarks.
Mr. Simpson1 box MackerelVoluntarily surrendered.
,, ,,1 box Kippers,, ,,
,, ,,1 box Sardines,, ,,
,, Shelley1 bag Mussels,, ,,
,, ,,2 boxes Bloaters,, ,,
,, ,,1 box Herrings,, ,,
,, ,,300 lbs. Peaches} Seized. Fined £2 and £& 3s. costs.
,, ,,6 lbs. Plums
,, Snowdon3 bags WinklesVoluntarily surrendered
,, ,,½cwt. Potatoes,, ,,
,, ,,2 doz. lemons,, ,,
,, ,,4 stone Cod's Roe .,, ,,
,, ,,2 lbs. Cherries,, ,,
,, ,,8 stone Hake,, ,,
,, ,,4 trunks Haddock,, ,,
,, ,,2 trunks Skate,, ,,
,, ,,1 barrel Conger Eels,, ,,
,, ,,2 lbs. Raspberries,, ,,
,, ,,4 boxes Kippers,, ,,
,, Kemp5 lbs. of Apples,, ,,
,, Hewett42 lbs. Skate,, ,,
,, ,,1 trunk Whiting,, ,,
,, ,,1 case Whiting,, ,,
,, ,,1 bag Whelks,, ,,
,, ,,5 Turkeys,, ,,
„ Allam48 Rabbits,, ,,
„ Priest1 bag Winkles,, ,,
,, Allam
,, Turner126 6-lb. tins Corned BeefReturned to wholesale dealers and sorted under supervision of the Sanitary Authority for that district.

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Legal Proceedings.
Jan. 7th, 1914. Caroline Hart, 42 Keetons Road, Bermondsey.
Neglecting to execute the required works for the abatement of a
nuisance arising at 82 Chilton Street.
Necessary works carried out. Fined the costs, 21 s.
April 29th, 1914. Mrs. Manning, 58 Weltje Road, Hammersmith.
Neglecting to execute the required works for the abatement of a
nuisance arising at 23 Alverton Street.
Necessary works carried out. Fined 5s. and 2s. costs.