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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
Finchley 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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| Cooking fat | 23 lbs. | Olives | 7 jars |
| Corn Flakes | 20 packets | Pickles | 24 jars |
| Curry Powder | 18 bottles | Pickled Herrings | 34 |
| Custard Powder | 4 packets | Pickled Herrings | 2 jars |
| Dandy Sandwiches | 27 packets | Pie Crust | 22 packets |
| Dates | 120 lbs. | Porridge Oats | 18 packets |
| Dates | 21 packets | Prunes | 120 lbs. |
| Desiccated Coconut | 2 packets | Pudding Mixture | 21 packets |
| Eggs | 25 | Puffed Wheat | 1 packet |
| Figs | 84 lbs. | Ryvita | 1 packet |
| Figs | 87 packets | Sago | 1 packet |
| Fish | 30½ stone | Salad Cream | 14 bottles |
| Fish Cakes | 17 | Self-Raising Flour | 16 bags |
| Fish Cakes | 10 lbs. | Semolina | 27 lbs. |
| Fish Paste | 2 jars | Shredded Wheat | 4 packets |
| Fruit | 111 jars | Soup | 64 packets |
| Gherkins | 4 jars | Spaghetti | 4 packets |
| Ham | 48¾ lbs. | Sponges | 10 |
| Herring Roes | 274 lbs. | Sponge Mixture | 36 packets |
| Horseradish Sauce | 16 bottles | Suet | ½ lb. |
| Ice Cream | 66 packets | Suet | 1 packet |
| Jam | 3 jars | Sugar | 62 lbs. |
| Jellies | 14 | Sultanas | 30½ lbs. |
| Luncheon Meat | 70 lbs. | Sunny Spread | 1 jar |
| Margarine | 41 lbs. | Tarts | 4 boxes |
| Marmalade | 1 jar | Tea | 4½ lbs. |
| Marmite | 4 jars | Tomato Sauce | 5 bottles |
| Matzo Meal | 1 packet | Turkeys | 25 |
| Matzos | 1 packet | Vermicelli | 2 packets |
| Mint Sauce | 1 bottle | Vinegar | 1 bottle |
| Olive Oil | 24 bottles |
Slaughterhouses
The number of licensed slaughterhouses in the district is now
one.
Occasional slaughtering is carried out on permit from the Food
Office.
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