London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| 393 | Orange Drink | I | - „ - |
| 403 | Orange Drink | I | - „ - |
| 529 | Butter | I | Contained a piece of burnt cork embedded in the butter |
| 491 | Evaporated Fruit Salad | I | Contained six live caterpillars |
| 483 | Minced Chicken in Jelly | I | 4 per cent. deficient in minced chicken. |
| 416 | Milk | F | Deficient in milk fat |
| 427 | Milk | F | Deficient in milk fat |
| 428 | Milk | F | - „ - |
| 556 | Milk | F | - „ - |
The foods examined during the year were as follows:-
| Almonds | 2 | Confectionery | 17 |
| Aspirin | 2 | Colouring matter | 1 |
| Baby Food | 2 | Cornflour | 6 |
| Bacon | 1 | Cooking fat | 2 |
| Baking powder | 1 | Corn (Canned) | 1 |
| Beer (Canned) | 2 | Cream | 7 |
| Biscuits | 8 | Curry Powder | 6 |
| Blaud's Pills | 1 | Crumpets | 2 |
| Butter | 6 | Custard Powder | 8 |
| Breadcrumbs | 2 | Drinks (Soft) | 11 |
| Bread | 2 | Dessert powder | 4 |
| Cake mixture | 11 | Dripping | 2 |
| Castor oil | 2 | Fish (Canned) | 16 |
| Caraway Seeds | 1 | Fish Dried | 3 |
| Cheese | 15 | Fish Paste | 2 |
| Cereal | 1 | Fish Cakes | 1 |
| Chocolate (Drinking) | 4 | Flour | 5 |
| Chocolate Spread | 1 | Fruit (Canned) | 21 |
| Chicken Essence | 1 | Fruit (Dried) | 9 |
| Coconut, Desiccated | 4 | Gravy preparations | 5 |
| Coffee | 14 | Herbs (Dried) | 6 |
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