London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Deptford 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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The following quantities of food were voluntarily surrendered
during the year:—
Meat Game
Beef, 2 forequarters Rabbits, 32
Beef, 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lbs.
Bullocks' livers, 43 , ,
Bullocks' lungs, 3 Apples 6 cwt. 3 qrs.
Bullocks' plucks, 2 Pears' 4 c,wt 3 q,rs'
Bullocks' offal, 5 sets Oranges, 1 cwt. 1 qr.
Bullocks' heads and tongues, 3 Black currant „
Bullock (entire), 1 „ ,, 2 tons 15 cwt. 2 qrs.
Bullocks' kidneys, 1 set Vegetable
Pigs (entire), 2 Mushrooms, 6 baskets
Pigs' plucks, 7 Tinned Food
Pigs' livers, 4 Condensed milk, 50 tins
Pork, leg, 1 Cream, 10 tins
Pork, 12 lbs. Gooseberries, 9 tins
Sheep's lungs, 14 sets Mixed Fruit, 43 tins.
pisj1 Pilchards, 19 tins
Haddocks, 14 lbs. PineaPPle. 221 tins
Dabs, 70 lbs. Peas, 38 tins
Pears, 5 tins
Fowl Salmon, 460 tins
Chickens, 11 Tomatoes, 9 tins
Turkeys, 2
III. Food Poisoning.
The following is an- analysis of the notifications received, grouped
according to the causal agent:—
Food. No. of cases.
Tinned Crab 1 case
Ham 1 ,,
Fried Fish 2 ,,
Meat Pie 1 „
Fish Paste 1 ,,
Pork and Rabbit 1 ,,
Fish 1 ,,
(Uncertain) 5 ,,
In addition to a copy of each certificate being forwarded to the County
Medical Officer, information, in respect of cases of general interest as
affecting the Metropolis as a whole is also transmitted to him.
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