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City of London 1912
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1912
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COLD STORES. The Cold Stores have been regularly visited, and the following table shows in detail the quantity of unsound food seized and destroyed, which is a considerable reduction when compared with 1911. This is accounted for by the seizure in the former year of large quantities of meat which had become unfit for food due to the Railway Strike.
| Article. | Quantity. | How packed. | Origin. | Cause for destruction ' | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef Quarters | 11 | — | South America | Decomposition | 0 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Ditto | 1 | — | Australia | Ditto | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Beef Pieces | Unenumerated | — | South America | Ditto | 5 | 18 | 1 | |
| Ditto | Ditto | — | Australia | Ditto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Ditto | Ditto | — | Ditto | Parasitic Disease | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Ditto | Ditto | South America | Brine stained | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Ditto | Ditto | — | Ditto | Bone taint | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Ditto | Ditto | In tins | United States of America. | Decomposition | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Beef Skirts | Ditto | In boxes | South America | Ditto | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Beef Head Meat | Ditto | In bags and cases | Ditto | Ditto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Birds | Ditto | In hampers | Unascertained | Ditto | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Cheese | Ditto | In boxes | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ducks | 327 | In cases | China | Ditto | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| Fish | Unenumerated | In boxes | Unascertained | Ditto | 4 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Fowls | Ditto | In hampers | Ditto | Ditto | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Game | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Hearts (ox) | Ditto | In boxes | South America | Ditto | 12 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Hearts (sheep) | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Kidneys (ox) | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kidneys (sheep) | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Mutton Carcases | 3,602 | — | Australian | Decomposition and brine stain | 127 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Mutton Pieces | Unenumerated | — | Ditto | |||||
| Ditto | Ditto | — | Unascertained | Decomposition | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Livers (ox) | 39 | In boxes | South America | Ditto | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Offal (various) | Unenumerated | Ditto | Unascertained | Ditto | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Pork Pieces | Ditto | — | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| Poultry | Ditto | In hampers | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Babbits | 440 | In cases | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Sweetbreads (ox) | Unenumerated | Ditto | South America | Ditto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Tails (ox) | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Tails (sheep) | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Tripe (ox) | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Tongues (ox) | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| Turkeys | Ditto | Ditto | Unascertained | Ditto | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Venison Pieces | 2 | — | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Veal Quarters | 1 | — | Ditto | Ditto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Total for 1912 | 182 | 2 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Total for 1911 | 258 | 10 | 3 | 17 |