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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Jam and Marmalade.—270 cases, 253 tins, weighing 10 tons 7 cwts. 0 qrs. 2 lbs., were seized and destroyed.
Vegetables:— | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Fresh— | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
Onions—15 bags | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Potatoes—52 bags, 1 box | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
Dried— | ||||
Peas—6 bags, 5 barrels | 0 | 3 | 17 | |
Tieans—7 bags, 1 barrel and quantity loose | 4 | 2 | ||
Total weight | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
Nuts —Goods of this class consisted of:—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chestnuts—2,874 bags | 143 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Sundry—22 bags, 4 boxes | 1 | 13 | 14 | |
Desiccated Cocoanut—2 cases | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total weight | 145 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
Provisions .—The total quantity of this class of goods destroyed, though not so large as last year, amounted to 206 tons 8 cwts. 1 qr. 7 lbs., and consisted chiefly of a large consignment of sugar which arrived ore damaged :—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tea—114 eases | 5 | 9 | 3 | |
Coffee—122 bags | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Cocoa—318 bags, 25 cases | 1 | 26 | ||
Cheese—153 crates and quantity by weight | 3 | 0 | ||
Butter—1 box | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Sugar—1,477 bags | 146 | 3 | 13 | |
Condensed Milk— 825 cases, 96 barrels, 21 tins | 26 | 0 | 15 | |
Total weight | 206 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Prepared Food:—
Ton 8. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dried Milk—95 barrels, 2 cases | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
Macaroni —107 boxes, 8 cases | 1 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
Total weight | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Biscuits and Confectionery:—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biscuits—10 crates, 32 tins | 0 | 17 | 2 | 19 | |
Confectionery—505 cases | 0 | 17 | |||
Total weight | 22 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
G rain:—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wheat | 62 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Oats | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Maize | 0 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
Barley | 2 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
Rice | 194 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
Total weight | 283 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
Meal and Flour:—
Tons. | Cwt8. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Meal 1 bag, 11 barrels | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
Flour—69 pockets, 6 bags | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Total weight | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |