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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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45
UNSOUND FOOD.
During 1949, 1,439 Food Condemnation Certificates were
issued, affecting in quantity 15 tons 12 cwts. 20£ lbs. of varied
articles of food, which was utilised either for animal food or,
where this was impracticable. destroyed.
Details of the food condemned are as under:—
| Article of Food | Approximate Weight (lbs.) |
|---|---|
| Bread, Cake, Biscuits, etc | 13¼ |
| Butter | 4 |
| Cereals | 283¾ |
| Cheese | 123 |
| Coffee | 4 |
| Eggs (Fresh) | 29¼ |
| Eggs (Dried) | 20 |
| Fat | 17 |
| Fish (Fresh) | 3,255 |
| Fish (Canned) | 309 |
| Flour and Flour Mixtures | 85 |
| Fruit (Fresh) | 72 |
| Fruit (Canned) | 1.532½ |
| Fruit Juice (Tinned, etc.) | 329½ |
| Jams and Syrups | 748¼ |
| Meat (Fresh) and Bacon | 10,079 |
| Meat (Canned) | 708¾ |
| Meat (Cooked) | 791½ |
| Milk (Tinned and Powdered) | 2,292 |
| Peanuts | 116 |
| Pickles and Sauces | 370¾ |
| Poultry | 3,116 |
| Rabbits | 6,424 |
| Soup (Tinned) | 187½ |
| Sugar | 227 |
| Sweets | 117 |
| Tea | 1½ |
| Vegetables (Fresh) | 1,792 |
| Vegetables (Canned and Dried) | 1,202½ |
| Miscellaneous | 713½ |
| Total | 34,964½ |
The corresponding figure for the previous year (1948) was
13 tons 2 cwts. 1 quarter 24J lbs.