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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 1960

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

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Table: TABLE VI (Continued) Royal Victoria Yard (Admiralty) FOOD DESTROYED AS UNFIT

TABLE VI (Continued) Royal Victoria Yard (Admiralty) FOOD DESTROYED AS UNFIT

Pineapple87 tins
Tea18 lbs.
FOOD FOUND UNFIT FOR NORMAL SALE BUT SUITABLE FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES
Chocolate86 lbs.
Dried Figs1,153 lbs.
FOOD FOUND SUITABLE FOR RE-REFINING
Granulated Sugar272 lbs.
FOOD FOUND UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION BUT APPARENTLY FIT FOR ANIMAL FEEDING
Currants593 lbs.
Dried Fruits—Various1,296½ lbs.
Biscuits1,793 lbs.
Flour1,890 lbs.
Raisins316½ lbs.
Tinned Bacon62 tins
Sultanas92 tins
FOOD FOUND TO BE FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Apples63 tins
Bacon189 tins
Bacon and Beans197 tins
Baked Beans26 tins
Beef Extract73 bottles
Boiled Beef and Carrots312 tins
Braised Steak33 lbs.
Compo Rations171 packs
Casserole Steak3 tins
Celery Seed35 lbs.
Cheese, Tinned16¾ lbs.
Cocoa Essence11 lbs.
Coffee57 lbs.
Corned Beef178 lbs.
Dried Fruit, Various12 lbs.
Dehydrated Vegetables, Various670½ lbs.
Frying Oil27 lbs.
Fruits, Tinned1,375 tins
Golden Syrup12 cans. 318 lbs.
Haricot Beans217 tins
Herrings268 tins
Ham and Eggs9 tins
Irish Stew27 tins