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 Willesden]
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Table No. 18.
Table Showing Food Certified as Unfit for Human Consumption, 1945.
| Meat: | Totals | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | 218 lbs. | Cheese | 248½ lbs. | |
| Cooked | 22 „ | Butter and Fats | 217 „ | |
| Tinned | 11,511 „ | Eggs | 2,918 | |
| Raw | 2,230½ „ | Tinned Milk | 3,741 tins | |
| Fish : | Soups | 129 „ | ||
| Tinned | 2,790 tins | Miscellaneous : | ||
| Raw | 5,245 lbs. | Egg Powder | 395 lbs. | |
| Vegetables : | Tea | 45½ „ | ||
| Tinned | 3,535 tins | Sweets | 813| „ | |
| Raw | 1,913 lbs. | Trifles | 120 | |
| Fruit: | Sugar | 816 „ | ||
| Tinned | 154 tins | Meat Pies | 144 | |
| Raw | 3,181 lbs. | Rabbits | 239 | |
| Bread, Flour and Cereals, etc. | 2,921½ „ | Sausages | 24 lbs. | |
| Preserves | 798 „ | Cream Powder | 112 „ | |
PUBLIC MORTUARY. During 1945 bodies were deposited at the Mortuary as follows :—
Table No. 19.
| From Willesden. | From Acton. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-mortems | 115 | 168 | 283 |
| Post-mortems and Inquests | 67 | 69 | 136 |
| Adjourned Inquests | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Accommodations | 3 | — | 3 |
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL.
The 54th Annual Report on the Municipal Hospital appears later in this Report.
Your obedient Servant,
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer of Health.