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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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Table: TABLE VI (Continued) FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED (Continued)

TABLE VI (Continued) FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED (Continued)

Flour30 lb.
Nuts916 lb.
Peanut Butter1 tin
Vinegar1 bottle
Split Peas15 lb.
Lemonade Powder42 lb.
Crystallised Ginger40 lb.
Marshmallow Jelly1 cwt.
Biscuits1½ lb.
Crystallised Cherries5 lb.
FOOD FOUND UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION BUT APPARENTLY FIT FOR ANIMAL FEEDING
Dried Fruit393 lb.
Biscuits2,600 lb.
Cereals8,371 lb.
Tinned Fish13 tins
Tinned Jam53 tins
Tinned Vegetables9 tins
Tinned Milk61 tins
Tinned Fruit136 tins
Tinned Fish Paste18 tins
Chocolate190 lb.
Sugar603 lb.
Lard24 lb.
Mustard43 lb.
Pie Fillings100 lb.
Baking Powder19 lb.
Salt50 lb.
Nuts3,595 lb.
FOOD FOUND UNFIT FOR NORMAL SALE BUT SUITABLE FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES
Sugar1,739 lb.
Tinned Fruit14 lb.
Tinned Fish1,826 tins
Tinned Milk115 tins
Chocolate759 lb.
Margarine154 lb.
Beef Extract330 bottles
Dried Fruit149 lb.