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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

Barking 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
(D) INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.

Table: MILK SAMPLES—BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION— 1947.

MILK SAMPLES—BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION— 1947.

Type of SampleSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryTotals
"Pasteurised" Milk32—32
Heat Treated—22
Tuberculin Tested Milk6612
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk20—20
Totals58866

Table: UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED—1947.

UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED—1947.

Bacon33 lbs.
Bread and Flour185 lbs.
Butter24 lbs.
Cheese398 lbs.
Eggs992
Fish3,274 lbs.
Fruit173 lbs.
Lard9 lbs.
Margarine28 lbs.
Meat351 lbs.
Milk2,081 tins
Preserves594 lbs.
Rabbits60 lbs.
Sauce, Pickles, etc.80 pints
Sugar41 lbs.
Sweets74 lbs.
Various Fillings1,774 tins, jars, etc.
Vegetables7¾ tons

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