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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
City of London 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIY.
Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the Year ending 31st December, 1906.
| Original packages. | Sundry quantities by weight. | Loose Articles. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | No. | Description. | |
| MEAT— Fresh and Frozen— Beef | 844 | quarters | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2,379 | pieces |
| Mutton and Lamb | 4,279 | carcasses | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 612 | ,, |
| Yeal, Pork and Offal | 1,401 | packages | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | bag |
| Preserved— Tinned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6,436 | tins | ||
| Smoked and Salted | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ... | |
| RABBITS— Frozen | 276 | crates | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43,334 | loose |
| Tinned | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | tins |
| POULTRY and GAME— Frozen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 296 | sundry |
| FISH— Wet | 265 | barrels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Preserved, Tinned | 3 | boxes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,013 | tins |
| „ Dried . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| FRUIT— Fresh | 5,015 | packages | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Preserved, Dried . | 43 | ,, | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ... | |
| „ Tinned and Bottled | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,988 | tins |
| „ Jam and Marmalade | 1 | case | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ... | |
| VEGETABLES— F resh . | 246 | packages | 139 | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Preserved, Dried . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | tins |
| NUTS Cocoanuts, whole . | 287 | bags | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| desiccated | 1 | chest | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| PROVISIONS— Tea . | 109 | chests | 30 | 10 | 3 | 20 | ||
| Coffee | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | tins |
| Cocoa . | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ... | |
| Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine | 26 | packages | 0 | 18 | 3 | 16 | ... | |
| Condensed Milk | 96 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 287 | tins |
| Prepared Foods | 7 | boxes | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | |
| Biscuits and Confectionery | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 146 | ,, |
| Sugar | 9 | barrels | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | ... | |
| GRAIN— "Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, &c | ... | ... | 52 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| MEAL and FLOUR . | 9 | bags | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ... | |
| CONDIMENTS and SPICES | 122 | packages | ... | 0 | 0 | 4 | ... | |
| EGGS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,630 | |
| SUNDRIES . | 97 | packages | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 | ... | |
| Total | 13,136 | - | 308 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 65,202 | |