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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

Barnet 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]

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licensed by this Authority, work outside the district. No complaint has
been received from the districts in which they work concerning the
conduct of any of these men.
MEAT AND FOOD CONDEMNED.

Table: The following is a list of the articles of food condemned as unfit for human consumption during the year.

The following is a list of the articles of food condemned as unfit for human consumption during the year.

Meat.
Beef (English)152 lbs.Bacon36 lbs.
Mutton (English)6 lbs.Pressed Beef4 lbs.
Lamb (Imported)4½ lbs.Corned Beef189 lbs.
Sausages51 lbs.Ham233 lbs.
Meat Pies9 lbs.Luncheon Meat152 lbs.
Fish.
Wet Fish (Whiting)15 stones.Herring Roes20 lbs.
Kipprrs2 stones.Herring Fillets14 tins.
Sathmon7 tins.Sardines10 tins.
Fish Spread18 tins.Miscellaneous14 tins.
• Fruit.
Oranges105 lbs.Plums22 tins.
Raisins20 lbs.Cherries10 tins.
Miscellaneous27 jars and tins.
Vegetables and Cereals.
Peas52 tins.Barley Flakes24 lbs.
Beans29 tins.Flour9 lbs.
Tomatoes21 tins.Oatmeal13 lbs.
Vegetables, Miscellaneous15 tins.Breakfast cereals17 pkts.
Groceries.
Tea3¾ lbs.Fruit Puddings26 lbs.
Fats23¾ lbs.Milk196 tins.
Cheese28 lbs.Soup6 tins.
Sugar5 lbs.Dried soup114 pkts.
Cake9½ lbs.Pastry mixture22 pkts.
Jam and Marmalade45 lbs.Pickles and Sauces34 bottles.
Dried Egg3½ lbs.Coffee Essence42 bottles.
Eggs360 Nos.