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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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FAST TURNABOUT AT UNITED STATES LINES BEBTH
A United States Lines container ship docked at No. 40 Berth, Tilbury Docks at 23.20 hours
on Sunday, 7th December, Ten minutes later the first container had been unloaded and by 09.15
hours next morning, 320 containers had been handled to and from the ship. By 09.35 hours, just
over 10 hours after the ship docked, it had sailed.
Freight-Liner Terminal at Tilbury
In June, the Port of London Authority's new maritime freight liner terminal at Tilbury came
into operation. It is linked to British Rail's Freightliner Service.
The terminal has been developed to deal with the movement of containerised import and
export food and goods between Tilbury Docks and those inland container depots which are served
by the railway network.
The system started working with teams of 14 men, on shift duty, who load and unload, and
also operate the truck-trailer service to and from the berths.
INSPECTION OF IMPORTED MEATS
The following tables give details of the meats which have been dealt with by the Authority
during the year.
TABLE I
The Meat (Staining and Sterilization) Regulations, 1960. The Meat (Sterilization) Regulations, 1969. Investigation and Disposal of Pet Foods.
| Commodity | Packages | Approximate Weight Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Inedible Meats and Offals | 547,391 | 13,685 |
| Horse meat | 238,782 | 5,970 |
| Kangaroo | 18,805 | 470 |
| Whalemeat | 9,818 | 245 |
| Venison | 414 | 10 |
| TOTALS | 815,210 | 20,370 |
TOTAL WEIGHT 250 TONS (Approx.) TOTAL PACKAGES 9151.
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TABLE II Imported Food Regulations, 1968 Examination for Fitness for Human Consumption.
COMMODITY
| COUNTRY | Beef Livers | Other Beef Offals | B/in and B/Less Beef | Sheep and Lamb | B/Less Mutton and Lamb | Sheep and Lamb Offals | B/Less Veal | Pork and Offals | Chilled Beef Cuts | Other Meats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENTINE | 760 | 15 | 224 | - | — | — | — | — | 455 | 93 |
| AUSTRALIA | 424 | - | 299 | 100 | 365 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 95 |
| BRAZIL | 20 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CHINA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| CANADA | 20 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NEW ZEALAND | 487 | 86 | 608 | 4,337 | 495 | 40 | - | 20 | - | - |
| U.S.A. | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| URUGUAY | — | 5 | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | |
| EIRE | — | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RUMANIA | - | 5 | — | - | — | - | - | - | — | — |
| S.W. AFRICA | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 1,711 | 161 | 1,182 | 4,437 | 860 | 40 | 2 | 25 | 455 | 278 |
| WEIGHTS | T | T | T | T | T | T | Qtrs | Cwt. | T | T |
| (Approx.) | 43 | 4 | 28 | 150 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 |