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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE VI Food and Drugs
| FOOD INSPECTORS' VISITS | |
|---|---|
| Markets | 19 |
| Cafes, Restaurants | 15 |
| Fish Shops | 21 |
| Butchers | 206 |
| Milk Premises | 64 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 199 |
| Calls, Stalls, etc. | 790 |
| Grocers | 411 |
| Bakers | 18 |
| Pressed Meat Premises | 36 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons | 16 |
| Miscellaneous | 596 |
| FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED | |
| Tinned Meat | 340 tins |
| Tinned Ham | 256 tins |
| Tinned Fish | 249 tins |
| Tinned Vegetables | 601 tins |
| Tinned Fruit | 818 tins |
| Tinned Milk | 216 tins |
| Tinned Puddings | 36 tins |
| Tinned Soup | 109 tins |
| Fish | 325 stone |
| Meat | 891 lb. |
| Cheese | 118 lb. |
| Margarine | 1½ lb. |
| Pickles | 111 jars and 65 casks |
| Sauces | 20 bottles |
| Jam | 179 jars or tins |
| Sweets | 1,388 lb. |
| Meat and Fish Paste | 12 tins or jars |
| Frozen Egg | 216 lb. |
| Cereals | 174 lb. |
| Onions | 65 ton, 1½ cwt. |
| Onions | 1,424 half bags |
| Fruit | 318 lb. |
| Eggs | 1,304 |
| Nuts | 828 lb. |
| Peanut Butter | 1 tin |
| Ginger | 28 lb. |
| Poultry | 5 tins and 15¼ lb. |
| Cake | 30 lb. |
| Cocoa and Coffee Preparations | 10 lb. approx. |
| Vegetables, Peas | 8 lb. |