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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
Merton and Morden 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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| Description. | Amount. | Cause. |
|---|---|---|
| Sausage Meat | 30 lbs. | Unsound |
| Chicken | 403 lbs. | Decomposition and putrefaction |
| Rabbits | 60½ lbs. | Unsound |
| Turkey | 17¼ lbs. | Decomposition |
| Fish Cakes | 144 | Sour |
| Sultanas | 60 lbs. | Mouldy |
| Dried Peaches | 90 lbs. | Mouldy and unsound |
| Chestnuts | 84 lbs. | Unsound |
| Barley | 60 lbs. | Grub infested |
| Bananas | 71 lbs. | Soft and mouldy |
| Cherries | 60 lbs. | Unsound |
| Butter Beans | 3 cwts. | Grub infested |
| Dried Peas | 115 lbs. | Grub infested |
| Maltebars | 50 | Grub infested |
| Cheese Trimmings | 12½ lbs. | Unsaleable |
| Jam | 32 lbs. | Broken jars |
| Dates | 60 lbs. | Mould and fermentation |
| Mustard | 32 pkts. | Below standard |
| Fish Paste | 1¼ ozs. | Broken jar |
| Invalid Jelly | 1 jar | Mould |
| Granulated Sugar | 16i lbs. | Contaminated by acid and damaged by water |
| Breakfast Cereals | 36 pkts. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Jelly Crystals | 28 pkts. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Cake Mixture | 181 pkts. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Barley Flakes | 6 pkts. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Steamed Pudding | 17 pkts | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Semolina | 152 lbs. | Unsound, grub infested and ropey |
| Biscuits | 10 lbs. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Dried Egg | 58 pkts. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Cocoa | 42 tins | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 14 tins | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Beef Cubes | 34 | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Marmalade | 1 lb. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Margarine | 2 ozs. | Rancid |
| Bread | 2 lbs. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Flour | 15 lbs. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Baking Soda | 16 lbs. | Damaged by burst water pipes |
| Eggs | 152 | Unsound |
| Spaghetti | 28 lbs. | Mould |
| Pudding Mixture | 14 pkts. | Damaged |
| Coffee | ½ lb. | Damaged |
| Piccalilli | 1 jar | Sour |
| Soup Powder | 1 pkt. | Damaged |
| Tinned Meat, Milk, Fish, Vegetables, Fruit, etc. | 2,470 tins | Blown, opened, pierced, leaking and unsound |