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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
Surbiton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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| Article | lbs. | ozs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peas | 55 tins | 99 | 12½ | Blown or damaged |
| Spinach Puree | 2 tins | 1 | 4 | Blown |
| Ovaltine Tablets | 4 tins | - | 12 | Deterioration |
| Chocolats Semolina | 24 tins | 6 | — | „ |
| Carrots | 3 tins | 8 | 14 | Blown |
| Veg. Soup Powder | 47 tins | 231 | - | Weevils and deterioration |
| Tomatoes | 1 tin | 1 | - | Blown |
| Macaroni | 1 tin | 1 | — | „ |
| Halted Food | 2 tins | 2 | - | Weevils |
| Syrup | 2 tins | 3 | - | Deterioration |
| Soup powder | 1 tin | 1 | - | Damaged |
| Peas | 1 tin | - | 10½ | Blown |
| Spaghetti | 1 tin | 1- | - | Pierced |
| Spaghetti | 2 tins | 2 | - | Blown |
| Cocoa | 11 tins | 5 | 8 | Damaged by water |
| Burned Vegetables & Soups | 36 tins | 56 | 15½ | Blown |
| Milk Evaporated | 283 tins | 257 | 9 | Blown or damaged |
| Milk Condensed | 17 tins | 20 | 6 | „ „ „ |
| Milk Homogenised | 1 tin | - | 14½ | Blown |
| Milk Powder | 2 tins | 3 | - | Deterioration |
| Milk Powder | 2 | 8 | Damaged by fire | |
| Flour | 340 | - | Damaged by fire | |
| Macaroni | 30 | - | Weevils | |
| Baking Powder | 392 | -_ | Damaged by fire | |
| cooking Fat | 28 | - | Damaged by fire | |
| Sugar | 28 | - | Damaged by fire | |
| Milk Chocolate powder | 35 tins | 17 | 8 | Weevils |
| Shredded Wheat | 1 | - | Contaminated by rats | |
| Patent Barley | 5 tins | 2 | 8 | Deterioration |
| Piccalilli | 5 jars | 3 | 2 | Sour |
| Dripping | 168 | — | Damaged by fire | |
| Boiled sweets | 1 jar | 2 | - | Glass contamination |
| Pickles | 5 jars | 10 | - | Broken jars |
| Chutney | 1 jar | - | 11 | Deteriorated |
| Bakewell Tart Mixture | 42 | - | Deteriorated | |
| Yeast | 7 | - | Damaged by fire | |
| Coffee | 1 bottle | - | 10 | Deteriorated |
| Eggs (388) | 36 | 8 | Unsound | |
| Margarine | - | 6½ | Damaged by refrigerator leakage | |
| Butter | 4 | Damaged by refrigerator leakage | ||
| Butter | — | 6 | Rancid | |
| Butter | 1 | 4 | Contaminated by disinfectant | |
| Rolled Oats | 34 | - | Contaminated by mice | |
| Cake Mixture | 1 packet | 1 | — | Damp |
| Chocolate | 39 | — | Damaged by water | |
| Chocolate | 125 | — | Damaged by mice and maggots | |
| Lemon curd | 15 | 8 | Stale and mouldy | |
| Oatmeal | 21 jars | 21 | - | Stale and mouldy |
| Porridge Oats | 140 | - | Spoiled by rats | |
| 3 packets | 6 | - | Damp and mouldy | |
| Hrtzos | 6 " | 6 | — | Spoiled by rats |
| Cake Flour | 20 | - | Weevils | |
| Tea | 49 | 8 | Damaged by water | |
| Flour | 6 bags | 18 | — | Damaged by water |
| Salt | 7 packets | 3 | 8 | Damaged by water |
| Sponge Mixture | 1 packet | - | 8 | Damaged by water |
| Jam | 8 jars | 8 | - | Stale and mouldy |
| Jam | 2 jars | 2 | — | Broken jars |
| Jam | 4 tins | 4 | — | Blown |
| Larmalade | 3 jars | 3 | - | Stale and mouldy |
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