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
Tottenham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Sausage Meat | 43 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| Stew | 59 | - | — | — | — | — |
| Broth | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soup | 549 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Biscuits | 21 | 1,673 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pickles | 10 | — | — | — | 55 | 22 |
| Fish Paste | 186 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Dried Egg | 12 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Dried Milk Cocoa | — | 150 | — | — | — | — |
| Confectionery | — | 191 | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 19 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 48 | — | — | — | — |
| Cheese | — | 107 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Flour | — | 2,927 | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 30 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 1,277 | — | — | — | — |
| Desiccated Coconut | — | 260 | — | — | — | — |
| Salt | 1 | — | — | 36 | — | — |
| Cereals | — | 156 | — | 79 | — | — |
| Miscellaneous | 117 | — | — | 132 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 15,082 | 26,282 | 7 | 250 | 59 | 41 |
Various.
103 barrels of fruit juice; 1 crate oranges; 6 boxes pears; 3 cases
prawns; 5 boxes herring roes; 1 barrel of pig's feet; 30 rabbits; 7
chickens; 1 leg pork; I leg mutton; 863 lollipops; 139 bars chocolate;
10 trays crumpets; 700 crumpets; 1 pot jam; 1 bottle coffee; 2 bottles
vinegar; 1 pot mustard cream; 3 lbs. icing sugar; 10 lbs. soap flakes;
4 table jellies; 3 apple puddings; 4 gals, cooked minced meat.
Prosecutions.
There were three prosecutions under the Food and Drugs Act,
1938, namely:—
Case (1). Dirty milk bottle Fine of £5 in respect of each of
three summonses, with £3 3s.
costs.
Case (2). Cigarette in loaf of Fine of £5, with £1 Is. costs,
bread.
Case (3). Dead mouse in loaf Fine of £5, with £3 3s. costs,
of bread.
Milk (Special Designations) Orders, 1936 and 1938.
Licences granted:—
Pasteurised Milk:
Pasteurisers' Licences .. .. 4
Dealers' Licences .. .. .. .. .. 17
Supplementary Licences .. .. .. .. 3