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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
Woolwich 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XV.
Summary of Food Seized, or Surrendered by Owners, as Unfit for Consumption, 1915.
| Articles. | Quantity. | Reason. |
|---|---|---|
| Beef | 320 lbs. | Tuberculous |
| Lambs (59) and 1 sack pieces | 2,281 lbs. | Black spotted ; all unsound |
| Ox Livers | 37 | Flukey, Abscesses, Cirrhosis |
| Ox Kidney | 1 | Cysts |
| Ox Lungs | 2 | Tuberculous |
| Sheep's Pluck | 21 | Strongyli |
| Sheeps' Livers | 3 | Ternicolis Cysts |
| Sheep's Caul | 5 | do. |
| Pig's Liver | 1 | Cirrhosis |
| Haddocks | 4 boxes | Unsound |
| Whelks | 6 bags | do. |
| Mackerel (smoked) | 12 boxes | do. |
| Codfish | 10 stone | do. |
| Coalfish | 1 box | do. |
| Rabbits | 1 case | do. (Green) |
| Black Currants | ½ bushel | do. |
| Condensed Milk | 36 boxes | do. |
TABLE XVI a.
List of Applicants Registered as Purveyors of Milk during 1915.
| No. | Name. | Address. |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | Couzens, J. H. | 10, Chapel Street, Woolwich |
| 111 | Margetts, S. C. | 307, High Street, Plumstead |
| 112 | Wallace, J. M. | 107, Pattison Road, Plumstead |
| 113 | Smith, S. A | 4, High Street, Eltham |
| 114 | Pitcher, A. M. | 87, Plumstead Road, Plumstead |
| 115 | Godden, E. | 276, High Street, Plumstead |