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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 1959

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

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Table: TABLE VI. (Continued).

TABLE VI. (Continued).

Potato Powder7 tins
Potato Powder4 cwts. 2 qtrs. 1 lb.
Potato Mash Powder12 cwts. 1 qtr. 18 lbs.
Pork Luncheon Meat5 lbs.
Rice1 cwt. 1 qtr. 6 lbs.
Salmon158 tins
Salt Dispensers306
Sardines119 tins
Sausage and Beans84 tins
Sausages55 tins
Sausages3 lbs.
Soup Powder2 tins
Soups, Tinned Various568 tins
Spaghetti89 tins
Spangles5, 610 packets
Steak and Kidney Pie43 tins
Steak Pudding266 tins
Steak and Onions16 tins
Stewed Steak539 tins
Suet2 cwts. 27 lbs
Sultanas2 cwts. 24 lbs.
Sweet and Treacle Pudding346 tins
Tea1 qtr. 8 lbs.
Tea and Sugar Mixture260 packets
Tomatoes179 tins
Tongue24 lbs.
Vegetable Mix51 tins
Vegetable Salad75 tins
Vegetables, Dehydrated1 ton 11 lbs.
Vegetables, Tinned840 tins
Yeast1 cwt. 1 qtr. 22 lbs.
FOOD FOUND UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION BUT APPARENTL Y FIT FOR ANIMAL FEEDING
Biscuits17 cwts.
Biscuits894 packets
Flour, White2 tons 8 cwts. 1 qtr. 14 lbs.
Fruit, Dried9 cwts. 1 qtr. 16 lbs.
Nuts and Raisins66 packets
Prunes8 cwts. 1 qtr. 23 lbs.
Raisins10 lbs.
Sultanas9 lbs.
FOOD FOUND UNFIT FOR NORMAL SALE BUT SUITABLE FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES
Chocolate7 cwts. 3 qtrs. 16¾ lbs.