London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
This page requires JavaScript
Food Condemned.
The following tinned articles were condemned during the year, namely:—
| Anchovies | 23 | Gooseberries | 2 | Pilchards | 106 |
| Apple Jelly | 2 | Grapefruit | 504 | Pineapple | 23 |
| Apples | 22 | Grapefruit Juice | 12,956 | Plum Pudding | 7 |
| Apricots | 38 | Grapes | 32 | Plums | 320 |
| Bacon | 23 | Gravy Powder | 28 | Pork | 33 |
| Beans | 170 | Hake | 5 | Potatoes | 15 |
| Beef, Corned | 292 | Ham, Chopped | 1 | Prunes | 8 |
| Beef and Carrots, Boiled | 39 | Ham Loaf | 2 | Pudding | 1 |
| Herring Roes | 2 | Rabbit | 2 | ||
| Beef, Minced Loaf | 56 | Herring Spread, | 48 | Rhubarb | 13 |
| Beef, Roast | 1 | Smoked | Roe Spread | 1 | |
| Beetroot | 180 | Herrings | 187 | Salmon | 115 |
| Blackberries | 1 | Jam | 102 | Sandwich Spread | 1 |
| Brawn | 2 | Jellies | 1 | Sardines | 161 |
| Brisket of Beef | 1 | Kippered Herrings | 2 | Sausage Meat | 1 |
| Brislings | 2 | Lambs' Tongues | 17 | Sausages | 33 |
| Broth | 9 | Lemon Cheese | 1 | Silds | 1 |
| Cape Fish | 3 | Lemonade Powder | 3 | Snoek | 1 |
| Carrots | 88 | Lobster and Tomato Paste | 23 | Soup | 225 |
| Cheose | 4 | Spaghetti | 19 | ||
| Cherries | 8 | Luncheon Meat | 171 | Spinach | 21 |
| Chile Con Came | 1 | Macaroni | 4 | Sponge Pudding | 1 |
| Cocoa | 1 | Macedoine | 45 | Steak and Kidney | 19 |
| Cod Fish | 4 | Mackerel | 2 | Stew | 9 |
| Cod Livers | 11 | Marmalade | 224 | Stewed Steak | 62 |
| Cod Roes | 20 | Meat and Vegetable | 184 | Strawberries | 1 |
| Coffee | 6 | Meat, Potted | 11 | Syrup | 2 |
| Corn, Golden | 5 | Meat Roll | 31 | Tea, Sugar and Milk Compound | 58 |
| Crab | 6 | Milk | 4,383 | ||
| Crab Dressing | 1 | Mincemeat | 1 | Tomato Juice | 60 |
| Crab Spread | 5 | Mussels | 206 | Tomatoes | 320 |
| Crawfish | 13 | Mutton, Corned | 16 | Tongue | 6 |
| Crayfish | 2 | Orange Juice | 62 | Treacle | 2 |
| Damsons | 11 | Oranges | 210 | Treacle Pudding | 1 |
| Date Pudding | 1 | Ox Tongue | 1 | Turkey | 3 |
| Figs | 2 | Parsnips | 1 | Veal Loaf | 32 |
| Fish Cake | 2 | Pate de Foie | 16 | Veal, Jellied | 1 |
| Fish Paste | 58 | Peaches | 188 | Vegetables, Mixed | 22 |
| Fruit Salad | 23 | Pears | 158 | Whalemeat | 7 |
| Gherkins | 13 | Peas | 584 | Whiting | 23 |
| Golden Berries | 8 | Pemmican | 320 | Xmas Pudding | 3 |