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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Food Condemned as result of Enemy Action
Fruit & Vegetables
Pears 20 lbS.
Mustard & Cress 8 punnet
Carrots 16 lbs.
Leaks 42 lbs.
Cauliflowers 5 lbs.
Sprouts 84 lbs.
Mushrooms 4 lbs
Turnips 56 lbs.
Potatoes 3 cwts.
Artichokes 7 lbs
Swedes l6 lbs.
Greens 56 lbs.
Dates 7 lbs.
Broad Beans 140 lbs.
Spaghetti 25 lbs.
Marrows 25 lbs.
Beetroot 4 lbs.
Apples 40 lbs.
Meats
Lamb 73 lbs.
Mixed meat 138 lbs
Pork 52¼ lbs.
Stewing Steak 3 lbs.
Rissoles 50
Sausages 45 lbs.
Fresh Fish
Salmon 15½ lbs.
scollops 2½ doz.
Smoked Filets 2 stone
Shrimps 1½ galls.
Skate ½ stone
Herrings (fresh) 13 stones
Cod 21 stones
Crabs 2 stones
Winkles 15 galls
Red Herrings 13 boxes.
Tinned Foods
Luncheon Meat 25¼ lbs.
Evaporated Milk 16 tins
Pilchards 7 tins.
Soups 177 tins
Parsnips 8 tins
Minced Beef Loaf 2 tins
Sardines 5 tins
Beetroot 14 tins
Peas 3 tins
Baked Beans 6 tins
Stewed Steak 1 tin