London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Southwark 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Foodstuffs Examined. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | |||||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||||
| Brought forward | 118 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 7½ | 24 | 5 | 2 | 27½ | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Black Currants | 16 baskets, 4 chips, 13 half-sieves | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 13 half sieves, 4 chips | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 13 half sieves, 4 chips | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | — | — | ... | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||
| Bananas | 200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beef, fat | 5 cases | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cauliflowers | 4 baskets | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3 baskets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 baskets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ... | Destroyed at Councils Depot. | ||
| Cheeks, ox | 18 bags, 10 pieces, 6 boxes, 121 cheeks | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Condensed Milk | 1655 cases, 1 cask, 2409 tins | 32 | 9 | 0 | 12½ | 1410 cases, 1 cask, 1836 tins | 27 | 8 | 3 | 5½ | 60 cases, 1 cask, 390 tins | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 78 cases, 1407 tins | 1 | 18 | 3 | 23½ | 25 tons 9 cwt. 3 qrs. 25 lbs. were released to H. Wellband, Ot-ford, for pig feeding, 1 ton 18 cwt. 22 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot, and 2 qrs. 14½ lbs. were destroyed on premises where found. Propeedings were taken against Joseph Cornbleet, who was fined £15 and £5 5s. costs, also against David Simmonds, who was fined £3 and £2 costs. The summons against Palmer was dismissed under the Probationers' Act. (For full account see table 52.) |
| Carrots | 135 bags | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 bags | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 bags | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ... | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||
| Conger Bel | 10 pieces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cheese | 107 boxes, 20 cases, 1 parcel, 458 cheeses | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 107 boxes, 1 parcel, 216 cheeses | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 72 boxes, 61 cheeses, 1 parcel | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 2 tons were released to Messrs. J. Knight, Silvertown, for soap boiling, and 2 tons 3 qrs. 25 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |||||
| Cokernuts | 60 nuts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 60 nuts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 60 nuts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | ... | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||
| Carried forward | 169 | 3 | 2 | 24½ | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 14½ | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23½ | |||||