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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
Stepney 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The following foodstuffs have been destroyed during the year under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:—
| (a) Spitalfields Market and London Fruit Exchange. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | Cwts. | Qtrs. | lbs. | |
| 2,455 boxes Apples | 51 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| Carrots | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 packages Grapes | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 131 boxes Grape Fruit | 4 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 97 „ Lemons | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 crates Lettuce | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 boxes Mandarines | — | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 275 crates Melons | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Onions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 316 boxes Oranges | 12 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| 43 boxes Peaches | — | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1,068 boxes Pears | 20 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 crates Plums | — | — | 2 | 20 |
| 449 bags Potatoes | 4 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 boxes Rhubarb | — | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 778 boats Tomatoes | 4 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 117 | 16 | 1 | 6 | |
| Bacon | — | — | — | — |
| 1,313 tins Assorted Meats | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 1 piece Beef | — | — | 3 | 13 |
| 20 sets Calves Lungs | — | — | 1 | 12 |
| 2 Cows Udders | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 5 Ducks | — | — | — | 18 |
| 906 Fowls | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| Ham | — | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 pieces Ox Liver | — | — | — | 12 |
| 4 Pigs' Heads | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Pig's Head and Collar | — | — | — | 7 |
| 80 Rabbits | - | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cockles | — | — | — | 26 |
| 1 box Haddock | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 chilled Salmon | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| Skate | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Soles | - | — | — | 6 |