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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED—1952
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| Fish, Tinned | 105 tins |
| Flour | 24 lbs. |
| Fruit, Tinned | 904 tins |
| Ham | 797 lbs. |
| Jam/Marmalade Preserves | 179 lbs. |
| Meat, Fresh | 2,818 lbs. |
| Meat, Tinned | 1,259½ lbs. |
| Meat Pies | 13 |
| Milk, Condensed | 71 tins |
| Milk, Evaporated | 132 tins |
| Mincemeat | 18 lbs. |
| Peas, Tinned | 395 tins |
| Pickles | 13 jars |
| Puddings, Tinned | 33 tins |
| Rice | 6½ lbs. |
| Salad Cream | 4 bottles |
| Sauces | 3 bottles |
| Sausages | 120 lbs. |
| Sausage Meat | 13½ lbs. |
| Sausage Rolls | 6 |
| Soups, Tinned | 45 tins |
| Suet | ½ lb. |
| Tomatoes, Tinned | 181 tins |
| Vegetables | 6 lbs. |
| Vinegar | 5 bottles |
HOUSING
Detailed statistics below give a picture of the present position.
Table I.—Details of the families in Barking who have been rehoused
during the year 1952.
By Barking Council 110
By other Local Authorities 12
By own efforts 19
By exchanging accommodation 239
380
Table II. —The number of permanent dwellings in the control of the Council is as follows:—
| One-bedroom dwellings | 319 |
| Two-bedroom dwellings | 1,464 |
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