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 Southwark, Borough of]
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EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
TABLE 31.
Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs found unsound during the year 1930 by several Inspectors throughout the Borough (The amount shown in
this table is in addition to the total shows in Table 32.)
Foodstuffs.
Quantity and Weight found Unsound.
Surrendered by Owners.
Seized by Inspector.
Remarks.
Quantity.
Weight.
Quantity.
Weight.
Quantity.
Weight.
T.
C.
Q.
L.
T.
C.
Q.
L.
T.
C.
Q.
L.
Apples
70 boxes
1
8
2
22
70 boxes
1
8
2
22
—
—
Destroyed at the Council's Depot.
Bacon
36 pieces
12
1
15
36 pieces
—
12
1
15
—
—
5 cwt. 2 qrs. 12 lbs. were released for soap
boiling; 5 cwt. 3 qrs. 9 lbs. were destroyed at
the Council's Depot and 3 qrs. 22 lbs. were
destroyed on premises where found.
Bananas
7 crates
—
4
2
0
7 crates
—
4
2
0
—
—
Destroyed at the Council's Depot.
Beef
1 brisket
-
-
-
20
1 brisket
—
—
—
20
—
—
Released for soap boiling.
Beef, tinned
4 cases, 59 tins
-
4
2
6
4 cases, 59 tins
-
4
2
6
—
—
Destroyed at the Council's Depot.
Brussel sprouts
25 bags
-
4
0
0
25 bags
-
4
0
0
—
—
Do. do.
Chestnuts
334 bags
8
0
0
0
334 bags
8
0
0
0
—
—
Do. do.
Condensed milk
11 cases
-
4
2
12
11 cases
-
4
2
12
—
—
Do. do.
Cream
1 case
-
-
1
12
1 case
-
-
1
12
—
—
Do. do.
Damsons
4 bushels
-
-
3
16
4 bushels
-
—
3
16
—
—
Do. do.
Ducks
—
-
5
2
8
—
-
5
2
8
—
—
Do. do.
Egg yolk
14 cases
2
16
0
0
14 cases
2
16
0
0
—
—
Released for technical purposes
Fowls
—
1
11
0
24
—
1
11
0
24
—
—
Destroyed at the Council's Depot.
Fruit, tinned
49 cases
-
11
0
7
49 cases
-
11
0
7
—
—
Do. do.
Geese
—
-
1
1
26
—
-
1
1
26
—
—
Destroyed on premises where found.
Gooseberries
8 baskets
-
1
2
24
8 baskets
-
1
2
24
—
—
Destroyed at the Council's Depot.
Carried forward
16
7
0
24
16
7
0
24