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Southwark 1930
[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 | 24 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||||
| Carried forward | 16 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS.
There was a considerable reduction in the number of infected carcases destroyed during the present year, the total weight being approximately
37 tons as against 261 tons in 1929, the reason for this being the more careful examination of carcases before shipment.
In regard to the examination of carcases, the position was reviewed and discussed during the year, between the officials of the Ministry
of Health and the Port Medical Officers of the Chief Towns in England, when it was decided that for the present no alteration in procedure could
safely be made, and no relaxation of the present system of examination should be instituted.
The above, however, was modified at a subsequent meeting, and the change took place on January 1st, 1931.