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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

Deptford 1936

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

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(f) St. George's Wharf. Public Health (Imported Food) Regu
lations, 1925.
During the year 1936, large quantities of foodstuffs were imported
at the Wharf, and the following is a summary of the work done:-

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Description,Quantity.Extent of ExaminatiomRemarks.
Cucumberscases 141
Chocolate cube wafers„ 443371 sample genuine, 4 cases stopped
Dates„ 72198½ case stopped
Eggs„ 122805663 cases destroyed, damaged
Flourbags 86937
Fruit cubescases 940541 sample genuine, 4 cases stopped
Fruit wafers,, 12971162 samples genuine, 15 cases stopped
Ginger bread„ 74
Glucosebags 1605
Grape juicecase 11
Ground ricecases 7913
Hams„ 20016
Herrings in tins„ 772821 tin destroyed
Honeycasks 44
Horse radishbags 232
Leeks in tinscases 301
Lemons„ 54355
Lemonade„ 62
Liqueur„ 31
Lobster in tins„ 71612 cases destroyed, 3 samples, 1 unsatisfactory on bacteriological examination
Maize cornflourcases 32012
Meat paste104
Middlingsbags 3269145
Milk chocolate biscuitscases 541 sample genuine, 5 stopped
Milk choc, finger bisc.„ 32
Mineral waters„ 32
Mushrooms in jars„ 26841-
Mushrooms in tins„ 792971 sample genuine
Mustard prepared„ 42425
„ „buckets 505
„ „packages 44
„ „casks 22
Macaronicases 49218
Nutsbags 32520
Onionscases 3504105026 cases and loose quantity of 1 ton 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 3 lbs- destroyed
Oats„ 1378
Oranges„ 27073003 cases destroyed