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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Other articles of food condemned were as follows:—

Other articles of food condemned were as follows:—

Apricots, Dried1068¾ lbs.Lamb162 lbs.
Bacon64 lbs. 2 oz.Lard56 lbs. 2 oz.
Becona14 lbs.Lemon Curd1 jar
Beef536½ lbs.Marmalade50 lbs.
Biscuits140¼ lbs.Macaroni42 lbs.
Blackcurrant Cordial2 bottlesMeat Paste1 jar
Black Pudding12 lbs.Meat, Potted2 jars
Butter20 lbs. 14 oz.Milk21 pints
Cake Mixture33 lbs.Mints11 lbs.
Cat Fish18 stoneMincemeat1 jar
Cereals1 cwt.Mutton255 lbs.
Cheese247/8 lbs.Oats10 lbs.
Chocolate31 lbs.Olives9 jars
Chocolate Spread48 packetsOnions, Pickled27 jars
Cocoa14 lbs.Oranges28 lbs.
Cod Fillets6 stonePears230 lbs.
Coffee3 bottlesPickles93 jars
Cooking Fat60 lbs.Plums7 bottles
Cordial6 bottlesPotatoes12 lbs.
Corned Beef Trimmings34 lbs.Prunes150 lbs.
Cornflour1 packetRabbit61 lbs.
Cucumbers14 jarsRaisins25 lbs.
Currants14 lbs.Rhubarb12 bottles
Custard Powder15 lbs.Ryvita1 packet
Dabs11 stoneSalt1 packet
Dates49 lbs.Sauce2 bottles
Dog Fish38 stoneSemolina1 packet
Egg, Dried5 packetsSkate Wings40¼ stone
Faggots32 lbs.Sponge Mixture3 packets
Fish32½ stoneSuet4 lbs.
Fish Paste7 jarsSugar129 lbs.
Fish Roes307 lbs.Sweets, boiled56 lbs.
Flour137 lbs.Swiss Rolls14
Fruit Flavouring22 bottlesTea7¾ lbs.
Gherkins20 jarsToffee4 lbs.
Grapefruit Marmalade50 lbs.Tomato Ketchup1 bottle
Grapefruit Squash1 bottleTurkey1
Gums, Clear24 packetsVinegar8 bottles
Haddock30 stoneWeetabix2 packets
Herring Fillets, Smoked17 jarsWhelks1 bag
Honey1 jarWheat Flakes1 packet
Jam8 jarsWheat, Puffed6 oz.
Jellies1½ lbs.Wheat Snacks2 packets
Kippers49 stoneWhiting7 stone