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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 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothersand to Children.Approximate quantity of milk distributed, together with the cost, etc., during the year.

Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers

and to Children.

Approximate quantity of milk distributed, together with the cost, etc., during the year.

Month.Galls, per day.Persons.Cost per month.
£
January2901,7811,485
February3101,8861,547
March3031,9411,907
April2961,9021,421
May2541,642920
June1801,171655
July1861,486696
August1681,349694
September ...1471,186614
October1601,266661
November ...1501,214620
December1311,056536
Total cost for year£11,756

Table: Unsound Food destroyed during the Year.The following foodstuffs were destroyed during the year under the Unsound Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908, at the wharves:—

Unsound Food destroyed during the Year.

The following foodstuffs were destroyed during the year under the Unsound Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908, at the wharves:—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Meat21 Sides of Bacon—1206
Preserved Meats ..228,227 Tins of Beef15414013
36 „ Chicken———18
404 „ Tongues—1137
Preserved Fish11,006 Tins of Pilchards6920
19,330 „ Salmon91019
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.566 Crates of Bananas111100
201 Packages of Grapes3117312
1 Box of Oranges——30
762 Bags of Potatoes331300
176 Boxes of Tomatoes1701
Carried forward2507210