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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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Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs examined during the year 1920 by the several Inspectors throughout the Borough (The amount shown in
this table is in addition to the total shown in Table 41.)
| Foodstuffs Examined. | Weight. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | ||||||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q- | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||||||
| Apples | 9 boxes | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 5 boxes | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 boxes | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | ... | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||
| Apricots | 45 boats, 3 half-sieves | 0 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 45 boats, 3 half-sieves | 0 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 45 boats, 3 half-sieves | 0 | 11 | 0 | 20 | — | — | ... | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||
| Apricot pulp | 60 tins | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bacon | boxes, sides,pieces | 31 | 19 | 2 | 15 . | boxes, sides, pieces | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 48 pieces, 2 sides | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 sides, 33 pieces | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 tons 10 cwt. 16 lbs. were released to various firms for soap boiling. 2 cwt. 16 lbs. were destroyed on premises where found, and 20 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. The 15 cwt. seized by inspector was condemned by the Magistrate, and Messrs. Preston and Hewlings were fined £10 and £5 costs. |
| Beef | carcases, quarters, pieces, &c. | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 quarters, 3 pieces | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 quarters, 3 pieces | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | ... | 3 cwt. 4 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot and 26 1bs. were destroyed on premises where found. | ||
| Beef, tinned | 1966 cases, 133 tins | 32 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1,400 cases, 133 tins | 22 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 1,400 cases, 133 tins | 22 | 17 | 0 | 15 | - | - | ... | 22 tons 16 cwt. 3 qrs. 19 1bs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot, and 24 1bs. were destroyed on premises where found. | ||
| Bread | 50 loaves | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beef, salted | 121 pieces | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bloaters | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beef Extract | 432 cases, 20 boxes | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 boxes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 boxes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ... | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||
| Butter | 1 parcel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2½ | -. | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ... | do do | ||||
| Carried forward | 118 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 27½ | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||