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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
Stepney 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Whitechapel—
Births 1,040
Revisits 875
Total 1,915 (9 months)
St. George's—
Births 1,241
Revisits 579
Total 1,820 (8 months)
Total Births 5,124
Total Revisits 4,352
Total 9,476
Unsound Food Destroyed during the Year.
The following foodstuffs were condemned under the Unsound Food Series and
the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908, as unfit for human consumption,
but were utilised for trade purposes.
I.—At the Wharves.
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 3,650 Bales of Bacon | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preserved Meats | 55,673 Tins of Beef | 49 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2,588 „ Mutton | 6 | 18 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9,616 „ Rabbits | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| 380 „ Ox Tongues | - | 11 | 2 | 9 | |
| Preserved Fish | 22,971 Tins of Crayfish | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 426 „ Herrings | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| 33,023 „ Salmon | 16 | 18 | 3 | 17 | |
| 100 „ Sardines | — | - | - | 25 | |
| Fresh Fruit and Vegetables | 6,490 Crates of Bananas | 188 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 Cases of Onions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Potatoes | 361 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 58 Bundles of Tomatoes | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preserved Fruits and Vegetables | 1,770 Tins of Assorted Fruits | 1 | 19 | 2 | 24 |
| 5,192 „ Fruit Pulp | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 74,526 „ Pineapples | 56 | 19 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5,054 „ Tomatoes | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Dried Fruits | 1,948 Bags of Figs | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Carried forward | 1,146 | 6 | 0 | 13 | |