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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
Richmond upon Thames 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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The following foodstuffs, found to be unfit for human consumption, were surrendered by the owners and either salvaged for animal food or destroyed:—
| Commodity | Amount Condemned | Reason for Condemnation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cwt. | lbs. | ozs. | Tins | ||
| Bacon | 61. | 0 | Decomposed. | ||
| Baked Beans | 102. | 0 | 102 | Blown or pierced. | |
| Beans | 49. | 13 | 45 | do. | |
| Beetox | 8 | 1 | Blown. | ||
| Bread | 2. | 80. | 12 | Insect infested. | |
| Biscuits | 37. | 0 | Mouldy. | ||
| Cereals | 110. | 4 | Unsound. | ||
| Cheese | 30. | 0 | Decomposed. | ||
| Chickens, etc. | 70. | 0 | do. | ||
| Cream Buns | 61. | 8 | Mouldy. | ||
| Dried Egg | 2. | 5 | 4 | Out of condition. | |
| Dried Fruit | 5. | 24. | 8 | Insect infested. | |
| Fish | 1. | 63. | l1¾ | 262 | Blown or pierced. |
| do. | 19. | 51. | 0 | Decomposed. | |
| Flour | 27. | 0 | 9 | Mouldy. | |
| Fruit and Vegs. | 3. | 38. | 0 | Decomposed. | |
| Fruit | 1. | 42. | 3½ | 85 | Blown or pierced. |
| Jam, etc. | 55. | 2½ | 45 | do. | |
| Lard | 28. | 0 | Out of condition. | ||
| Meat | 1. | 0. | 4½ | 88 | Blown or pierced. |
| do. | 49. | 0 | Out of condition. | ||
| Malted Food | 15. | 0 | 19 | do. | |
| Meat and Veg. | 28. | 0 | 28 | Blown or pierced. | |
| Milk | 8. | 77. | 5½ | 1,102 | do. |
| Oranges | 6. | 28. | 0 | Mouldy. | |
| Paste | 16. | 15½ | 15 | Out of condition. | |
| Pickles | 5. | 11 | 5 | Mouldy. | |
| Pork Brawn | 6. | 0 | Decomposed. | ||
| Rabbits | 1. | 4. | 0 | do. | |
| Sausages | 7. | 19. | 0 | Out of condition. | |
| Soup | 31. | 11½ | 36 | Blown or pierced. | |
| Shortcake | 10¼ | Contaminated by oil. | |||
| Soya Cream | 6. | 365 (pkts.) | Unsound. | ||
| Tea | 12 | Contaminated. | |||
| Tripe | 3. | 36. | 0 | Decomposed. | |
| Treacle Pudding | 14½ | 1 | Blown. | ||
| Vegetables | 2. | 45. | 10½ | 238 | Blown or pierced. |