London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Erith 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Peat flour | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cream of Tartar | — | 1 | 1 |
| Desiccated soup | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rennet | — | 1 | 1 |
| Blanc Mange | — | 1 | 1 |
| Fish and chips | — | 1 | 1 |
| Doughnuts | — | 5 | 5 |
| Cakes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Potato crisps | — | 1 | 1 |
| Semolina | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mixed vegetables | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cocoa | — | 1 | 1 |
| Celery salt | — | 1 | 1 |
| Smoked cod liver | — | 1 | 1 |
| — | 145 | 145 |
Sample 922 (Doughnuts) was reported to be inferior,
containing 0.7% hydro-carbon oil—standard being 0.2%.
A caution was issued and the use of hydro-cardon oil was
superseded by Tea-seed oil.
The Milk Samples averaged a content of 3.48% fat and
8.72% of solids, not fat.
Considerable time and attention has been devoted to the inspection of meat and other foods in shops and stores, and the following were confiscated as being unfit for human consumption:—
| Meat | 1,181¼ lbs. |
| Meat | 518 tins |
| Fish | 401 lbs. |
| Fish | 84 tins |
| Milk | 784 tins |
| Vegetables | 269 lbs. |
| Vegetables | 716 tins |
| Preserves | 1,831½ lbs. |
| Fruit | |
| Fruit | 139 tins |
| Flour | 371 lbs. |
| Confectionery | 42½ lbs. |
| Cereals | 88 lbs. |
| Coffee | 8 bottles |
| Margarine | 337 lbs. |
| Cheese | 146 lbs. |
| Herbs | 36 lbs. |
| Biscuits | 4 lbs. |
| Poultry | 242 lbs. |
| Rabbits | 162 lbs. |
| Tea | 15¾ lbs. |
| Sugar | 4 lbs. |
| Total weight:—3 tons, 14 cwts., 2 qrs., 9¼ lbs. | |