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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED— 1955
| Bacon | 107 lbs. |
| Beans, Tinned | 105 tins |
| Beans and Pork, Tinned | 1 tin |
| Cake | 4 lbs. |
| Cheese | 272 lbs. |
| Cream | 16 tins |
| Figs | 1 pkt. |
| Fish | 12 stone |
| Fish, Tinned | 97 tins |
| Flour | 13 lbs. |
| Fruit, Tinned | 591 tins |
| Ham | 1,140 lbs. |
| Harricot Beans | 14 lbs. |
| Jam and Marmalade | 31 lbs. |
| Meat | 1,407 lbs. |
| Meat, Tinned | 145 tins |
| Milk | 342 tins |
| Onions | 5½ bags |
| Paste, Meat and Fish | 4 jars |
| Peas, Tinned | 177 tins |
| Pickles | 4 lbs. |
| Rice | 1 lb. |
| Soup, Tinned | 16 tins |
| Spaghetti, Tinned | 9 tins |
| Steak Pudding, Tinned | 4 tins |
| Syrup | 2 tins |
| Tomatoes, Tinned | 144 tins |
| Vegetables, Tinned | 2 tins |
| Whipped Cream Walnuts | 29 lbs. |
Section D— FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES
Routine inspection of factories within the Borough was regularly
carried out.
The visits made and the results are set out in Tables 7 and 8,
which have been prepared in accordance with Section 128 of the
Factories Act, 1937.
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