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 XXVIII.
Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the
Year ending 31st December, 1921.
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 | 3,939 | quarters crops, hgs.&c. | 4 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 183 | pieces &bgs. trimmings | 212 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Mutton and Lamb | 15,007 | eases, bags,&c, | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 302 | 267 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Veal, Pork and Offal | 3,765 | various | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 774 | various | 141 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Sausages | 8 | boxes & cases | 3 | 0 | 9 | |||||||
Preserved— | ||||||||||||
Tinned | 329 | cases | ... | ... | 1,845 | tins | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | ||
Smoked and Salted | 11 | sides | ... | 16 | pieces | ... | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||
BABBITS— | ||||||||||||
Frozen | 2,359 | crates, boxes | ... | ... | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
Tinned | 29 | cases | 26 | tins | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
POULTRY and GAME Frozen | 9 | cases & bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 17 | ||
FISH— | ||||||||||||
Preserved, Dried „ Tinned and Bottled | ... 691 | cases | ::: | ... 395 | ... tins | ... 13 | ... 10 | ... 2 | ... 1 | |||
Shell | ... | |||||||||||
Wet | 100 | barrels | 10 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
FRUIT— | ||||||||||||
Fresh | 5,388 | various | ... | 117 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |||||
Preserved, Dried | 8,461 | various | ... | ... | ... | 838 | 16 | 2 | 13 | |||
„ Tinned and Bottled | 5,941 | cases | ... | ... | ... | 18,911 | tins | 238 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
„ Jam and Marmalade | 270 | cases | ... | ... | ... | 253 | tins | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
VEGETABLES— | ||||||||||||
Fresh | 68 | bags, &c. | ... | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Preserved, Dried | 19 | bags | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 1 | 19 | |||
„ Tinned | ... | ... | ||||||||||
NUTS- | ||||||||||||
Whole | 2,900 | bags, &c. | ... | ... | 145 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||
Desiccated and Shelled | 2 | cases | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
PROVISIONS— | ||||||||||||
Tea | 114 | cases | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | |||
Coffee | 122 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | ||
Cocoa | 343 | bags, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 11 | 1 | 26 | ||
Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine | 154 | crates | 1 | 10 | ... | 23 | ... | ... | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
Condensed Milk | 942 | cases, &e. | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 10 | 0 | 15 | |||
Prepared Foods | 212 | boxes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 0 | 18 | ||
Biscuits and Confectionery | 551 | cases | ... | ... | 22 | 8 | 3 | 8 | ||||
Sugar - - - - | 1,477 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | 146 | 12 | 3 | 13 | ||
GRAIN— | ||||||||||||
Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, &c. | 19 | bags,&c. | 282 | 1 | 3 | 27 | ... | ... | 283 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
MEAL and FLOUR | 87 | bags, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
CONDIMENTS and SPICES | 121 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
EGGS | 48 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 0 | 14 |
EGG YOLK | 22 | casks,&c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
drugs | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 0 | ||
SUNDRIES | 284 | various | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | |
Total | 53,792 | various | 306 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 22705 | various | 2,616 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
Approximate weight of Goods destroyed during the year 1912 | 3,758 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
2,458 | 0 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||
,, ,, ,, 1914 | 1,184 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||
,, ,, ,, 1915 | 3,118 | 5 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||
,, ,, ,, 1916 | 5,664 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
,, ,, ,, 1917 | 4,847 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
,, ,, ,, 1918 | 1,200 | 7 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||
,, ,, ,, 1919 | 2,829 | 15 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
,, ,, ,, 1920 | 4,102 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
,, ,, ,, 1921 | 2,616 | 17 | 0 | 16 |