Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(c)
The following list can be regarded as representing the whole of the food handled or retailed in the district found unfit for consumption.
Bacon | 342 lbs. |
Bread and Flour | 1,780 lbs. |
Cereals, Dried Fruits, etc. | 1,615 lbs. |
Eggs | 89 |
Fish | 154 lbs. |
Meat | 4,889¼ lbs. |
Provisions | 1,828¾ lbs. |
Rabbits | 9½ lbs. |
Sauces and Pickles | 30 gallons |
Sugar | 536½ lbs. |
Sweets | 740 lbs. |
Tea | 477¼ lbs. |
Various Fillings | 2,794 tins, jars, etc. |
(3) FOOD POISONING.
Only one case of food poisoning was notified
during the year.
(4) FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938, SAMPLING.
During the year, your authorised officers have submitted a total of 232 samples, divided as follows:—
Milk | 26 |
Butter and Margarine | 25 |
Others | 181 |
232 |