Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIX.
Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the Year ending 31st December, 1908.
Original packages. | Sundry quantities by weight. | Loose Articles. | Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed. | |||||||||
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MEAT— | No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
Fresh and Frozen— Beef | 376 | quarters | ... | ... | ... | ... | 559 | pieces | 47 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
Mutton and Lamb | 1,220 | carcasses | ... | ... | ... | ... | 245 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 10 | |
Veal, Pork and Offal | 31 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | 583 | tins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Preserved— | ||||||||||||
Tinned | 26 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,253 | „ | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
Smoked and Salted | 5 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | hams | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
Sundry | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 2 | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
RABBITS— Frozen | 43 | crates | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,261 | ... | 3 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
Tinned | 4 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54 | tins | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
POULTRY and GAME— Frozen | 20 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | |
FISH— Wet | 16 | barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | |
Preserved, Tinned | 21,616 | jars | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,964 | tins | 3 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
„ Dried | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
FRUIT— Fresh | 2,783 | crates | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | packages | 83 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
Preserved, Dried | 596 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
„ Tinned and Bottled | 31 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,324 | tins | 7 | 14 | 3 | |
„ Jam and Marmalade | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
VEGETABLES— Fresh | 125 | bags | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Preserved, Dried | ... | ... | 9 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 5,806 | tins | 14 | 17 | 1 | 14 |
N UTS Whole | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Ground | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Sundry | 14 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 1 | 12 | |
PROVISIONS— Tea | 320 | chests | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 9 | 3 | 8 | |
Coffee | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cocoa | 34 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine | 84 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 3 | 13 | |
Condensed Milk | 65 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
Prepared Foods | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Biscuits and Confectionery | 39 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 0 | 23 | |
Sugar | 67 | casks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ... | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
GRAIN— Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, &c. | 2,499 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 439 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
MEAL and FLOUR | 1,775 | " | 3 | 19 | 0 | 27 | ... | 95 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
CONDIMENTS and SPICES | ... | ... | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
EGGS | ... | ... | ... | 50,030 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Dried | 17 | casks | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SUNDRIES | 2,461 | packages | 162 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | tins | 189 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
Total | 34,267 | -- | 188 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 68,248 | 992 | 7 | 0 | 16 |