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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

Bexley 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: TABLE No. 4.Infectious Diseases.

TABLE No. 4.

Infectious Diseases.

Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals85
Houses visited including revisits249
Rooms disinfected40
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.507
Houses at which defective sanitary conditions were found2

Table: TABLE No. 5.Food Inspection.The following is a summary of unsound food surrendered.

TABLE No. 5.

Food Inspection.

The following is a summary of unsound food surrendered.

Beeflbs. 1,760½Cakelbs. 2
Corned Beef„ l,281¾Milk Powder„ 112
Corned Mutton,, 120Cake Flourpkts. 2
Meat Pastes,, 4Datesboxes 246
Ham14¾Meattins 261
MuttonFish„ 554
and Lamb18Milk„ 994
Kidneys9½Vegetables„ 656
Luncheon Meat3½Preserves„ 306
Poultry„ 243ASoup„ 153
Rabbits,, 60Fruit and Fruit
Fish Paste,, 4Juices„ 376
Fish„ 1,752½Meat and Veget
Cheese„ 23½ables,, 2
Butter,, 7Pastes„ 413
Fats4½Bacon„ 14
Flour,, 57Mustard,, 10
Sugar,, 12Beef Cubes,, 8
Bacon„ 17¼Pickles and
Rolled Oats,, 62Saucesjars 1,191
Cereals,, 77Coffeebottles 4
Apples„ 105Dried Eggtins 7
Dried Fruit„ 151½,, ,,pkts. 17
Tomatoes„ 10¾Eggs119
Fresh Peas,, 42Malt Loaves18
Dried Peas,, 12Shrimpsgals. 6
Cocoa Powder,, 18Miscellaneoustins 105
Confectionery14½