London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bromley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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1287 Food Condemnation Certificates were issued during the year in respect of the quantities of foodstuffs shown in the following table:—
| Article of Food | Quantity Containers | Approximate Weight (lbs.) |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, Cake, Biscuits, etc. | - | 478½ |
| Cereals | 45 | 392¼ |
| Coffee | 8 | 4½ |
| Eggs (Fresh) | 358 | 44¾ |
| Eggs (Dried) | 18 | 6¼ |
| Fats | 13 | 257¾ |
| Fish (Fresh) | — | 6,061 |
| Fish (Canned) | 526 | 290 |
| Flour and Flour Mixtures | 2,028 | 3,088 |
| Fruit (Fresh) | — | 230 |
| Fruit (Canned, Bottled, etc.) | 680 | 1,145½ |
| Ice Cream | — | 122½ |
| Jams and Syrups | 426 | 887 |
| Meat (Canned) | 676 | 1,495 |
| Meat (Fresh) and Bacon | — | 3,111½ |
| Meat (Cooked) | — | 414 |
| Milk (Tinned and Powdered) | 960 | 6,525½ |
| Pickles and Sauces | 51 | 24 |
| Poultry | — | 1,007¾ |
| Rabbits | — | 1,626 |
| Soup (Tinned) | 144 | 129 |
| Soup (Packets) | 91 | 9 |
| Sugar | — | 8 |
| Sweets | 5 | 72¾ |
| Tea | — | 68 |
| Vegetables | 826 | 1,315½ |
| Miscellaneous | 414 | 582¼ |
| 29,396¼ |