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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
Hendon 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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List of Foodstuffs Condemned during 1953.
MEAT: 5101 lbs. 2 oz. (Including Beef, Bacon, Chickens;
Ham, Lamb, Offal, Pork and Sausages), and 1 meat roll.
FISH: 43 st. 3 lbs. and 1 box Prawns (including Cod,
Skate, Herring, Haddock, etc.).
TINNED FOOD:
Meat 736
Ham (679 lbs, 1 oz.) 58
Vegetables 1,092
Fish 377
Milk 323
Soup 664
Fruit 2,953
Jam 223
Fruit Juice 108
Puddings 20
Chicken 1
Turkey 2
Tomato Juice 20
FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES:
Beans 31 pktS.
Currants 40 lbs.
Figs 33 lbs. 4 OZ.
Mixed Nuts 5l½ 1bs.
Split Peas 5½ lbs.
Sultanas 60 lbs.
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS:
Almond Essence 1 bottle.
Anchovies 6 bottles.
Aspic Jelly 11 jars.
Baby Food 1,361 tins.
Barley 8 pkts. 6 tins.
Bi-Carbonate of Soda 1 pkt.
Biscuits 53 pktS. & 24 lbs. 7 oz.
Blancmange Powder 190 pkts.
Bread 4 large wrapped loaves.
Cakes 213
Cake Mixture 136 pkts.
Cereals 265 pkts.
Cheese 43 lbs. 14. oz., 62 cartons
and 225 portions.
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