London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1955

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

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Table: TABLE VI Food and Drugs FOOD INSPECTOR'S VISITS

TABLE VI Food and Drugs FOOD INSPECTOR'S VISITS

Bakers40
Butchers77
Cafes5
Dairies (Milk Distributors, etc.)117
Fish premises4
Grocers498
Ice Cream82
Pharmacy and Poisons28
Preserved, Pickled, etc., Premises4
Shops and Stalls1,710
Slaughterhouses306
Miscellaneous450

Table: FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED

FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED

Tinned Cream6 tins
Tinned Fish19 tins
Tinned Fruit225 tins
Tinned Fruit Pulp44 tins
Tinned Jams7 tins
Tinned Meat378 tins
Tinned Milk214 tins
Tinned Soup14 tins
Tinned Vegetables1,277 tins
Fish Paste2 jars
Pease Pudding2 tins
Salad Cream6 bottles
Pickled Walnuts1 jar
Pickles4 casks
Butter Beans12 lbs.
Fresh Vegetables482 cases
Onions3,709 bags
Onions6,570 ½-bags
Dried Fruit45 cases
Dried Fruit17 lb.
Peel1 packet
Fresh Fruit318 cases
Fresh Fruit32 lb.
Cheese362 lb.
Cheese Packets1 packet
Bacon58 lb.—7 ozs.
Ham50 lb.-8ozs.
Meat838 lb. —l oz.
Sausages95 lb.—12ozs.
Chickens18 only