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

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Hampstead 1948

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

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21
Unsound Food.
The following list shows the amount of food seized or voluntarily
surrendered during the year. This was salvaged wherever possible.
Article. Quantity.
Bread 2 cwt.
Biscuits 40 lbs.
Butter 16 lbs.
Cereals (Packets) 300 packets.
,, (Grain) 242 lbs.
Cheese—-Camembert 126
,, Carre de l'est 63
,, Cheddar 82 boxes.
Coffee 43 tins.
Confectionery 67£ lbs.
Crumpets 525
Custard Powder 503 packets.
Dates 17 lbs.
Egg (dried) 9 tins.
Figs 65 lbs.
Fish (tins) 717
„ (potted) 49
„ (fresh) Bream 6 stones.
Buckling 4½
Cod 34
Haddock 9
Halibut 6
Herrings 9½
Kippers 33
Ling 9
Mackerel 9
Plaice 6
Rock Salmon 5½
Roe 6
Skate 43
Sole 4½
Trout 2 (Total—
Whiting 9 196 stones)
Flour 42 lbs.
Fruit (tins) 580 tins.
Fruit Juice (tins) 113
Jam 230
Marmalade 162
Meat (tins) 531
„ (potted) 13 jars.
,, (fresh) Beef 9J lbs.
Chicken 107
Duck 19½
Goose 56
Lamb 231½
Liver 41
Mutton 65
Pigeons 28
Rabbit 176
Salami 1½
Calves Feet 60
Sausages 28