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
Hackney 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| 4 tons 3cwt. 1 qtr. tinned chicken and ham. | 2,218 tins milk. |
| 2,214 tins milk. | |
| 5 cwt. meat. | 163 cases cheese. |
| 48 tins meat. | 1 case candied peel. |
| 235 rabbits. | 24 tins coffee. |
| 2 cwt. 16 lbs. bacon. | 384 bottles sauce. |
| 72 tins sausages. | 6 cases cake powder. |
| 11 cwt. 2 qrs. fish. | 1 case egg powder. |
| 1 cwt. crabs. | 72 jars soup. |
| 1 qtr. shrimps. | 744 tins soup. |
| 956 tins salmon, herrings, etc. | 72 jars salmon paste. |
| 1,152 tins sardines. | 288 jars pickles. |
| 4 cwt. 3 qrs. fruit. | 16 cases gingerbread. |
| 6 cases dried fruit. | 1 case tapioca. |
| 2,590 tins fruit. | 533 tins cherries. |
| 180 bottles fruit. | 4 cases cereals. |
| 480 jars asparagus. | 1 cwt. flour. |
| 240 tins tomatoes. | 1 case cake. |
| 4 boxes tomatoes. | 400 tins prunes. |
| 1 case cucumbers. | 14 jars mincemeat. |
| 1 barrel pickled cucumbers. | 20 slabs toffee. |
| 1 case peas | 16 cases various foodstuffs. |
In addition, 10,368 tins of condensed milk were released for
pig feeding.
The weight of the foodstuffs condemned was:—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, bacon and rabbits | 0 | |||
| Fish | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Fruit and vegetables | .. | 6 | .. | |
| Provisions, etc. | 1 | .. | ||
| Total | 20 | 1 |
Bakehouses.—There are 96 bakehouses in the Borough, 48 of
which are underground. Two hundred and eight inspections of
bakehouses were made during the year and 29 notices were served
requiring the cleansing of walls and ceilings.
The following is a summary of the food premises in the Borough
that are regulated by Statute, together with the number of inspections
made:—