Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year ended 31st December 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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TABLE XXVI.
Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the
Year ending 31st December, 1912.
Original packages. | Sundry quantities by weight. | Loose Articles. | Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed. | |||||||||
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No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
MEAT— | ||||||||||||
Fresh and Frozen— | ||||||||||||
Beef | 564 | quarters | ... | ... | ... | ... | 613 | pieces | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Mutton and Lamb | 634 | carcasses | ... | ... | ... | ... | 252 | „ | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Veal, Pork and Offal | 1,576 | various | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,866 | various | 27 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
Preserved— | ||||||||||||
Tinned | 108 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,804 | tins, &c. | 5 | 17 | 3 | 17 |
Smoked and Salted | 15 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | hams | 2 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
Sundry | 8 | various | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
RABBITS— | ||||||||||||
Frozen | 134 | crates | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | loose | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Tinned | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
POULTRY and GAME— | ||||||||||||
Frozen | 3 | casts | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | loose | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
FISH— | ||||||||||||
Preserved, Dried | 11 | casks,&c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
„ Tinned and Bottled | 136 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,806 | tins, &c. | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
„ Frozen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
FRUIT— | ||||||||||||
Fresh | 4,495 | various | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | ... | ... | 135 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Preserved, Dried | 3,385 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 134 | 16 | 1 | 13 |
„ Tinned and Bottled | 89 | cases | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,029 | tins, &c. | 43 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
„ Jam and Marmalade | 4 | casks,&c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
VEGETABLES— | ||||||||||||
Fresh | 2,619 | bags | ... | 7 | 2 | 0 | ... | ... | 106 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Preserved, Dried | 1 | cask | ... | ... | ... | ... | 287 | tins | 107 | 12 | 3 | 18 |
NUTS | ||||||||||||
Whole | 406 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Sundry | 33 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PROVISIONS— | ||||||||||||
Tea | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Coffee | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cocoa | 31 | cases | 1 | 18 | 2 | 24 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | tins | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Condensed Milk | 924 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Prepared Foods | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 144 | tins | 0 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
Biscuits and Confectionery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 545 | tins | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
GRAIN— | ||||||||||||
Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, &c. | ... | ... | 2880 | 1 | 0 | 17 | ... | ... | 2,880 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
MEAL and FLOUR | 3,968 | bags | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | 178 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
CONDIMENTS and SPICES | 9 | various | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
EGGS | 4 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
DRUGS | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
SUNDRIES | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 20 | ... | ... | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
Total | 19,176 | various | packages | 2928 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 17,368 | various | 3,758 | 7 | I | 2 |
Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed during the year | 1909 | - | - | - | 1,415 | 7 | 0 | 22 | ||||
„ „ | 1910 | - | - | - | 2,483 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||||
„ „ „ | 1911 | - | - | - | 1,408 | 4 | 3 | 1½ | ||||
„ „ „ | 1912 | - | - | - | 3,758 | 7 | 1 | 2 |