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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

Chislehurst 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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Table: APPENDIX 4. UNSOUND FOOD—CONDEMNED.

APPENDIX 4. UNSOUND FOOD—CONDEMNED.

Item.Condition.tons.cwtsqrs.lbs.
Applesbruised18
Baconunsound214
Barley Flakesmites24
Beefbone taint, etc.5323
Beeftuberculosis1221
Butterunsound1
Cakerancid, etc.310
Canned baked beanscontainers blown, perforated or punctured, etc.20
„ chocolate spread„ „ „2
„ fish„ „ „1—9
„ fruit„ „ „12111
„ fruit juice„ „ „1
„ hamdecomposed14
„ jamcontainers blown, perforated or punctured, etc.3_21
„ marmalade„ „ „24
„ meat„ „ „6310
„ milk„ „ „11028
„ Mincemeat„ „ „14
„ mint sauce„ „ „2
„ paste„ „ „26
„ peas„ „ „215
„ pudding„ „ „2
„ soup„ „ „216
„ spaghetti„ „ „10
„ syrup„ „ „12
„ tomatoes„ „ „19
„ treacle„ „ „2
„ vegetables„ „ „7—23
Cerealsvermin infested2227
Cheesedecomposed24
Datesinfested2120
Eggs, freshdecomposed111
Eggs, frozen„1—
Fat„8
Figs„37
Fish„13123
Flourcontaminated313
Fondant„13
Horseradishunsound3
Jamcontaminated and fermented13
Junketunsound2
Lambdecomposed324
Margarine„1
Mayonnaiseunsound12
Milk, dried„1
Mustarddamp5
Muttondecomposed123
Oatmealunsound112
Oatsvermin infested1—
Pastry mixunsound2
Picklesdecomposed111
Poultryunsound4