Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
Jam | 1 | 1 | |
Sulphur Dioxide | 1 | 1 | |
Milk of Magnesia Tablets | 1 | 1 | |
Headache etc. powders | 7 | 7 | |
Cascara Sagrada Tablets | 1 | 1 | |
Liver Salts | 1 | 1 | |
5 | 144 | 149 | |
* Repeat samples satisfactory. | |||
† Stocks withdrawn from sale. | |||
‡ No food value. |
The milk samples averaged a content of 3.52% fat and
8.79 % solids not fat.
The ice-cream samples averaged a content of 9.44 % fat.
Meat | 612 tins |
Meat | 11 cwts. 13 lbs. |
Fish | 182 tins |
Fish | 3 cwts. 1 qr. 2 lbs. |
Vegetables | 303 tins |
Vegetables | 1 qr. 12 lbs. |
Fruit | 3,978 tins |
Fruit | 1 cwt. 1 qr. 18 lbs. |
Preserves | 71 tins |
Preserves | 2 qrs. 1 lb. |
Cheese | 7 boxes |
Cheese | 22 lbs. |
Cereals | 1 cwt. 3 qrs. |
Fats | 11 cwts. 3 qrs. 8 lbs |
Coffee | 7 bottles |
Tea | 1 qr. 15 lbs. |
Cordials | 34 bottles |
Confectionery | 3 tons 10 cwts. 1 qr. 4 lbs. |
Milk powder | 2 cwts. 2 qrs. |
Total weight | 8 tons 15 cwts. 0 qrs. 3 lbs. |
E (5) Slaughter of Animals Act 1933
The above Act makes the use of mechanically operated
instruments a statutory obligation. By resolution of the
Council dated 23rd May, 1938, the provisions of Section 1 of
the Act apply to sheep which are slaughtered in the district.