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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
Port of London 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Tons | cwts. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1,055 cartons boneless beef (prohibited meat) | 33 | 19 |
| 77 cases and 163 ox livers (diseased) | 7 | 1 |
| 70 cartons canned sausages and meat balls (no official certificates) | 1 | 3 |
| 32 cartons canned fish (prohibited preservative) | 7 | |
| 13 bags loose collected tea | 11 | |
| 22 bags desiccated coconut (salmonella contamination) | 1 | 2 |
| † Released to other districts | ||
| 2,794 boxes moth-infested prunes (for fumigation and canning after sorting) | 39 | 6 |
| 24 bags flour (rain water damaged — for reconditioning) | 1 | 10 |
| 22 bags rejected stores rice (for cleaning) | 1 | 2 |
| 7 boxes dock water damaged butter (for reconditioning) | 3 | |
| 284 cartons lemons ('wasty' — for sorting) | 7 | 12 |
| 1,482 cases apples contaminated with lead arsenate (for cleansing) | 21 | 11 |
| 282 cartons and cases sultanas (for washing) | 3 | 18 |
| 16 cases moth-infested walnuts (for reconditioning) | 8 | |
| † Manufacturing etc. purposes | ||
| 100 cases, 50 chests, 251 bags desiccated coconut (salmonella contamination) | 20 | 17 |
| Quantity rejected stores meat and butter (for soap making) | 2 | 3 |
| 1 cask decomposing tallow (soap making) | 7 | |
| 14 casks strawberry pulp (excess preservative — for jam making) | 2 | 12 |
| 20 cartons damaged lard (for soap making) | 8 | |
| 71 bags perished nutmegs (oil extraction) | 5 | 0 |
| 780 bags wet damaged sugar (for jelly making) | 118 | 14 |
| 38 bags tea sweepings | 17 | |
| 63 bags dirty glucose (for processing) | 2 | 16 |
| Items under headings marked † released with agreement of and under supervision of local Medical Officers of Health. | ||
MEAT INSPECTION
Mr. P.W. Coombe, Senior Inspector in the Royal Docks Group, submitted the following report
on meat inspection during I960:—
TABLE NO. 1.
Quantities of meats sent direct from ships to No. 6 P.L.A. Cold Store for detailed examination as to condition and disease:—
| No. | |
|---|---|
| Mutton and Lamb Carcases | 2,300 |
| Fores-Hinds and Crops Beef | 43 |
| Cartons Mutton and Lamb Cuts | 604 |
| Cartons Beef Cuts | 136 |
| Cartons Boneless Beef | 1,338 |
| Cartons and Bags Beef Offals | 2,444 |
| Cartons and Bags Sheep and Lamb Offals | 5 |
| Cartons and Bags Pork Offals | 1 |
| Cartons Veal | 40 |
| Cartons and Crates Rabbits and Rabbit Meat | 28 |
| Bags Kangaroo Meat | 30 |
| Total examination (routine) | 7,469 |
In addition 95 boxes of Cheese were examined.
This routine examination of meats is valuable as a means of checking the standard of
inspection and packing in the exporting countries. Many cases of disease were found (these
have been incorporated in Table 2) and by means of the "official certificate" the establishment
concerned was identified, thus enabling representations to be made to the exporting countries.
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