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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
Lambeth 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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INSPECTION OF FOOD Inspection at Shops, Stores, Factories and Wharf Large quantities of food of all varieties were inspected and as a result the following food was surrendered as unfit for human consumption and unsound food certificates were issued.
| Canned | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 4 | 11 | - | 1¼ |
| Fruit | 2 | 12 | - | 3¾ |
| Vegetables | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12¼ |
| Fruit Juice | 3 | 3 | 23¼ | |
| Tomato Juice | 3 | 23¼ | ||
| Preserves | 2 | 1 | 11½ | |
| Soups | 8 | 1 | 25½ | |
| Milk | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| Spaghetti | 1 | 3 | 15½ | |
| Rice | 3 | - | ||
| Sausages | 2½ | |||
| Prunes | 10 | |||
| Marmalade | 6 | |||
| Fish | 6 | - | 21 | |
| Tomato Puree | 2 | 4 | ||
| Fish Chips | 17 | |||
| Snails | 1 | 26 | ||
| Cream | 23¼ | |||
| Salad Cream | 4¼ | |||
| Creamed Rice | 1 | 23¾ | ||
| Dumplings | 1¾ | |||
| Pease Pudding | 2½ | |||
| Vegetable Juice | 2¼ | |||
| Bournevita | ½ | |||
| Pudding | 2 | |||
| 9 | 16 | 3 | 3½ | |
| Fresh | ||||
| Meat | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Fish I | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| Wtinkles | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Vegetables | 1 | 5 | - | 26½ |
| Stawberries | 26 | |||
| Poultry | 27 |