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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
Southwark 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Released for Animal Feeding—58 tons 13 cwts 3 qtrs 1 lb. comprising-
| Whalemeat | 34 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Meat products | 9 | 7 | — | 21 |
| Cereals | 6 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Tinned fruit | 2 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| Cooked hams | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Dried fruit | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Vegetables | — | 9 | — | — |
| Tinned vegetables | — | 6 | — | 2 |
| Tinned meat | — | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Tinned milk | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Confectionery | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bacon | — | — | 2 | 16 |
| Tinned soup | — | — | — | 14 |
| Condemned at wharves and warehouses | 58 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | 34 | 3 | — | 20 |
| Meat | 9 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| Offal | — | 13 | 3 | — |
| Meat products | — | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Cooked hams | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Egg albumen | — | 1 | — | 14 |
| Tinned meat | — | — | — | 18 |
| Condemned at wharves and warehouses | 44 | 18 | 1 | 13 |
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 17 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| Tinned milk | 2 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Bacon | — | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| Egg albumen | — | 1 | — | 10 |
| Preserves | — | — | 3 | — |
| Inspected at wharves and warehouses | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
ICE CREAM
There are 199 ice-cream dealers and 17 manufacturers in this
Borough, an increase of 17 dealers, and a decrease of 5 manufacturers
since last year. Most of the dealers sold only prepacked
ice-cream, obtained from the large manufacturers.