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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
Camberwell 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Particulars of Unsound Food Destroyed
| Description | Weight | Total Weight | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | cwts. | qtrs. | lbs. | Tons | cwts. | qtrs. | lbs. | |
| Meat | ||||||||
| Beef | – | 4 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Pork (loin) | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Pork (legs) | – | – | – | 23½ | ||||
| Lamb | – | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||||
| Ox liver | – | – | 1 | 20½ | ||||
| Pig's melts | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Lamb (pluck) | – | – | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Trotters | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Bacon | – | – | – | 2½ | – | 10 | 2 | 24½ |
| Poultry | ||||||||
| Chickens livers (frosted) | – | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Chickens | – | – | 3 | 0½ | – | 6 | 0 | 8½ |
| Vegetables | ||||||||
| Potatoes | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Broccoli (frosted) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cauliflowers | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Fish | ||||||||
| Skate | – | – | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Haddocks (cutting) | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cod fillets | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Fruit | ||||||||
| Apples | – | – | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Prunes | – | – | 1 | 17 | – | – | 3 | 23 |
| Tinned Foods | ||||||||
| Meat (Asstd) 3,412 tins | 2 | 15 | 1 | 20½ | ||||
| Ham 45 tins | – | 4 | 2 | 26 | ||||
| Vegetables (Asstd) 5,238 tins | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Fruit (Asstd) 26,844 tins | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27¾ | ||||
| Milk (Cond.& Evap) 1,425 tins | – | 10 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| Fish (Asstd) 7,807 tins | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9¼ | ||||
| Rice (Creamed) 145 tins | – | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Cream 46 tins | – | – | – | 18¾ | ||||
| Marmalade 3 tins | – | – | – | 21 | ||||
| Jam 2 tins | – | – | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Syrup 1 tin | – | – | – | 2 | ||||
| Treacle 1 tin | – | – | – | 2 | ||||
| Butter 1 tin | – | – | – | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5¼ |
| Miscellaneous | ||||||||
| Confectionery, salad cream, tomato paste, french mustard, frozen foods (various) cheese trimmings, sago, drugs (various), jars of fish, mincemeat, jam, caviar & piccalilli, animal foods, 162 galls, beer & other foods etc. | 3 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Gross Weight | 31 | 15 | 2 | 5¼ | ||||