Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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The following is a list of foods surrendered in 1959 because of unsound conditions:
Fish, Fresh | Miscellaneous Tinned | Foods | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meat, Fresh | 508 | lbs. | Fruit, Fresh | 200 | tins |
Pork | 98 | lbs. | 20 | lbs. | |
Ox Crops (Australian) | 168 | lbs. | |||
Beef (Argentine) | 125 | lbs. | Meat, Tinned | ||
Beef (English) | 25 | lbs. | Ham | 1,463 | lbs. |
Lambs Livers | 11 | lbs. | Chicken | 24 | lbs. |
Lamb (English) | 68 | lbs. | Corned Beef | 171 | lbs. |
Lamb (New Zealand) | 87 | lbs. | Steak | 44 | lbs. |
Mutton | 34 | lbs. | Luncheon Meat | 37 | lbs. |
Babbit | 55 | lbs. | Pilchards | 4 | lbs. |
Beef Sausages | 24 | lbs. | Pressed Tongue Meat | 96 | lbs. |
Pork Sausages | 44 | lbs. | Ox Tongues | 340 | lbs. |
Pigs Kidneys | 22 | lbs. | Jellied Veal | 12 | lbs. |
Turkeys | 40 | lbs. | Lambs Livers | 10 | lbs. |
The list of food sampled is given below:—
Apples | 3 | Lard | 1 |
Bacon | 2 | Lemon Cheese | 1 |
Beef Steak with Gravy | 1 | Lemon Curd | 1 |
Browning | 1 | Liver Paste | 1 |
Butter | 3 | Lollies— Cream | 3 |
Cake Mixture | 1 | Lollies— Ice | 3 |
Chocolate Spread | 1 | Malt Vinegar | 1 |
Chutney | 1 | Marmalade | 1 |
Coffee and Chicory Essence | 1 | Milk | 13 |
Currants | 2 | Minced Beef | 5 |
Custard Powder | 1 | Minced Beef with Onions | 1 |
Dandelion Coffee | 1 | Mincemeat | 1 |
Dates | 1 | Mint in Vinegar | 1 |
Demerara Sugar | 2 | Mint Sauce | 4 |
Desiccated Coconut | 1 | Mixed Fruit | 1 |
Faggots | 1 | Mixed Herbs | 1 |
Figs | 1 | Mixed Peel | 1 |
Flour— Plain | 2 | Mixed Spice | 1 |
Glace Cherries | 2 | Oranges | 4 |
Ground Almonds | 2 | Polish Sweetmeat | 1 |
Ground Cinnamon | 1 | Pork Pie | 1 |
Ground Nutmegs | 1 | Raisins | 1 |
Ham | 1 | Rhubarb (Tinned) | 1 |
Honey | 1 | Rice | 2 |
Horseradish | 1 | Rice— Flaked | 1 |
Horseradish— Grated | 1 | Salad Cream | 1 |
Instant Icing | 1 | Salmon | |
Jellies | 2 | Sausage Rolls | 1 |