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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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FOOD INSPECTION
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. | ||
| Bacon | 20. | 0 | Decomposed. | |
| Baked Beans | 77. | Tins blown or pierced. | ||
| Baking Powder | 12 | Moisture spoiled. | ||
| Butter | 2. | 0 | Rancid. | |
| Biscuits | 37. | 0 | Mouldy. | |
| Cereals | 2. | 52. | 8 | Unsound, weevil infested. |
| Cheese | 1. | 31. | 6 | Decomposed. |
| Chocolate Trifles | 11. | 4 | Mouldy. | |
| Chickens, etc. | 8. | 34. | 4 | Decomposed. |
| Cocoa | 1. | 0 | Mouldy. | |
| Dried Egg | 2. | 15 | Out of Condition. | |
| Fish (Tins) | 3. | 7. | 13½ | Tins blown or pierced. |
| do. (Wet) | 23. | 108. | 0 | Decomposed. |
| Flour | 35. | 0 | Mouldy. | |
| Fruit | 5. | 57. | 5 | Decomposed. |
| Jam, etc. | 3. | 91. | 11 | Tins blown or pierced. |
| Meat (Tinned) | 2. | 80. | 5½ | Tins blown or pierced. |
| Meat | 2. | 48. | 14 | Decomposed. |
| Margarine | 1. | 0 | Rancid. | |
| Macaroni | 11. | 8 | Weevil infested. | |
| Milk | 20. | 16. | 8 | Tins blown or pierced. |
| Paste (Fish & Meat) | 1. | 0½ | Decomposed. | |
| Peanuts | 100. | 0 | Weevil infested. | |
| Pickles | 31. | 1½ | Fermented. | |
| Pheasants | 3. | 14½ | Decomposed. | |
| Puddings | 35. | 8 | Mouldy. | |
| Rabbits | 55. | 5 | Decomposed. | |
| Sausages | 71. | 6 | Out of Condition. | |
| Soup | 77. | 9 | Tins blown or pierced. | |
| Spaghetti | 6. | 8 | Unsound. | |
| Sugar | 1. | 8 | Moisture spoiled. | |
| Tea | 1. | 4 | Moisture spoiled. | |
| Vegetables | 7. | 2. | 24 | Tins blown or pierced. |