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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following is a list of products regarding which Regulations were in force on the 31st December, 1937:—
| Date of Regulations. | Produce. |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Potatoes. |
| 1930 | Strawberries; Cherries. |
| 1931 | Beef. |
| 1932 | Cider. |
| 1933 | Gooseberries; Loganberries; Raspberries; Red Currants; Cheshire Cheese; Pears. |
| 1934 | Cauliflower and Broccoli; Canned Fruits; Honey; Asparagus; Jam; Carrots; Leeks; Radishes; Red Beet; Cabbage Greens and Cabbages; Salad (Spring) Onions; Parsnips; Ripe Onions and Shallots; Watercress; Horseradish; Kidney and Runner Beans; Mushrooms; Forced Rhubarb; Natural Rhubarb; Stilton Cheese; Hot House Grapes. |
| 1935 | Apples; Glasshouse-grown Tomatoes; Cucumbers; Dressed Poultry; Canned Fruits (Amendment); Bottled Fruits; Bottled Vegetables; Black Currants; Creamery Butter; Vegetables; Perry; Caerphilly Cheese; Cheddar Cheese; Cream Cheese. |
| 1936 | Eggs; Malt Extract and Malt Flour. |
| 1937 | Wheat Flour; Eggs (Amendment); Canned Vegetables; Plums; Leicester Cheese; Lancashire Cheese; Wensleydale Cheese; Derby Cheese; Fruit Products; Cabbage Greens and Cabbages (Amendment). |
During the year Regulations affecting Wheat Flour (1933), Plums, Fruit Juice
Syrups, Lancashire Cheese, Wensleydale Cheese, Leicester Cheese, and Canned
Vegetables (1936) were revoked.
No offences were discovered during the year.
of agricultural produce. One mark—the National Mark—is used, or will be used, for
all graded produce of England and Wales, and by law it conveys a guarantee that the
produce is of the grade stated. It is not compulsory for all such foodstuffs to be so
marked, but, if marked, they must conform to the standard.
In London the local authority is the Metropolitan Borough Council concerned
and in Woolwich the Medical Officer of Health, the Chief Sanitary Inspector and
three Sanitary Inspectors have been appointed officers under the Act.