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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
Bermondsey 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTED FOOD REGULATIONS, 1937/48—continued.
| Disposed of for purposes other than human food | Destroyed | Removed for sorting under Sanitary Authority | Re-exported | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Weight | Weight | Weight | |||||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | |
| Milk Powder | 39 | 3 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mustard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – |
| Nuts | 15 | 19 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | 24 |
| Offals | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Olives | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Onions | – | – | – | – | 375 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Peas | 71 | 7 | 2 | 19 | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 18 | 1 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Potatoes | – | 7 | – | – | 1 | 10 | 3 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Poultry | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Preserves: Jam | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Marmalade | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mincemeat | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rice | 57 | 7 | 3 | 14 | – | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sage Leaves | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sago | – | 15 | 3 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Salad Cream | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Salami | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Sausages | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Soups | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Soya Lecethin | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spice | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tapioca | 1 | 7 | 3 | 21 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tea | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tomatoes | – | – | – | – | 12 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tomatoes, Canned | – | – | – | – | 15 | 9 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Tomato Concentrate | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tomato Juice | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tomato Paste | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tomato Puree | – | – | – | – | 35 | 12 | – | – | 4 | 11 | 3 | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| Tomato Sauce | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Various | 7 | 13 | – | – | 67 | 13 | 2 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vegetables | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vegetables, Canned | – | – | – | – | 2 | 17 | 2 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vinegar | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 331 | 13 | – | 14 | 658 | 18 | – | 22 | 636 | 13 | – | 15 | 147 | 15 | 3 | 3 |