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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The total weights of food condemned or surrendered during the year were:—
| Commodity. | Weight. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | |
| Bacon | — | — | — | 13 |
| Bread, cakes, biscuits and pastries | — | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Butter, lard and margarine | — | 6 | 3 | — |
| Cereals | — | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| Cheese | — | 13 | 1 | — |
| Eggs and dried egg powder | — | 1 | — | 25 |
| Fish | — | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| Flour | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 9 | 12 | — | 27 |
| Jam and marmalade | — | 3 | — | — |
| Meat, poultry and game | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Milk (evaporated and condensed) | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
| Pickles and sauces | — | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| Sugar | — | — | — | 4 |
| Sweets | — | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Tea and coffee | — | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Tinned Hams | 5 | 10 | — | 7 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Total weight | 24 | — | — | 5 |