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 Penge]
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20
Chicken 67½ lbs.
„ (Whole) 1
Fish 336 „
Flour 62 „
Ham 8¼ „
Kidneys 20 „
Liver 52 „
Mince Pies 12
Oats 1 lb.
Orange Squash 14 bots.
Pickles 6 „
Pork 17 lbs.
Prunes 22 „
Salad Cream 24 bots.
Salmon 2 lbs.
Sausages 25 „
Semolina 14 „
Sponge Mixture 9 pkts.
Tinned Apricots 61 tins
„ Beans 32 „
„ Beefsteak 10 „
„ Corned Beef 47 „
„ Cream 1 „
„ Gooseberries 4 „
„ Luncheon Meat 19 tins
„ Meat Paste 546 „
„ Milk 21 „
„ Mustard 1 „
„ Oranges 54 „
„ Ox Tongue 1 „
„ Fruit Juice 52 „
„ Peaches 23 „
» Peas 24 „
„ Pears 11 „
„ Puddings 43 „
„ Prawns 8 lbs.
„ Pilchards 19 tins
„ Pineapple 29 „
„ Prunes 4 „
„ Spam 4 „
„ Sardines 2 „
„ Strawberries 2 „
„ Rhubarb 1 „
„ Soup 7 „
„ Tomatoes 214 „
„ Tomato Puree 6 „
Tomato Sauce 1 bot.
Condemnation certihcates issued—117.
The condemned foods were disposed of by incineration or by use for
industrial purposes.
The co-operation of the food traders in bringing to the notice of the
department the existence of suspected unsound food has been maintained.
Milk Supply
There are no cowsheds or pasteurising plants in the district. All milk
sold in the district is special designated milk in sealed containers. There are
four dairies on the register and 27 persons are registered as distributors.
Milk (Special Designations) Orders
Dealers' Licences:
Tuberculin tested milk 5
Pasteurised milk 9
Sterilised milk 14
Supplementary Licences :
Tuberculin tested milk 6
Pasteurised milk 6
Sterilised milk 6