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Port of London 1909
Report for the year ended 31st December 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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TABLE XXXII.
Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the Year
ending 31st December, 1909.
| Original packages. | Sundry quantities by weight. | Loose Articles. | Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAT— | No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
| Fresh and Frozen— | ||||||||||||
| Beef | 33 | quarters | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,246 | pieces | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| Mutton and Lamb | 1,022 | carcasses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 225 | ” | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Veal, Pork and Offal | 980 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,407 | sundry | 70 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Preserved— | ||||||||||||
| Tinned | 44 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 746 | tins | 2 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Smoked and Salted | 6 | ” | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | sundry | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Sundry | ... | ... | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ... | ... | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| RABBITS— | ||||||||||||
| Frozen | 33 | crates | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Tinned | 13 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,169 | tins | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| POULTRY and GAME— | ||||||||||||
| Frozen | 2 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | sundry | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| FISH— | ||||||||||||
| Wet | 7 | casks | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Preserved, Tinned | 272 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,850 | tins | 64 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| „ Dried | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ Frozen | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| FRUIT— | ||||||||||||
| Fresh | 5,619 1/4 | packages | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | ... | ... | 77 | 18 | 1 | 23 |
| Preserved, Dried | 915 | ” | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88 | 15 | 3 | 6 |
| „ Tinned and Bottled | 16 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,349 | tins | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ,, Jam and Marmalade | 28 | ” | ... | ... | ... | ... | 236 | jars | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| VEGETABLES— | ||||||||||||
| Fresh | 203 | bags | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ... | ... | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Preserved, Dried | 110 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | tins | 17 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| NUTS | ||||||||||||
| Wbole | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ground | 72 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 1 | 14 | |
| Sundry | 105 | ” | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| PROVISIONS— | ||||||||||||
| Tea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 102 | bags | ... | ... | ,.. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| Cocoa | 22 | ... | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine | 26 | cases | 13 | 16 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | 14 | 19 | 0 | 16 |
| Condensed Milk | 658 | ” | ... | ... | ... | ... | 441 | tins | 15 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| Prepared Foods | 4 | ” | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75 | ” | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| Biscuits and Confectionery | 10 | ” | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | bottles | 1 | 15 | 3 | 16 |
| Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| GRAIN— | ||||||||||||
| Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, &c. | ... | ... | 964 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 964 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| MEAL and FLOUR | ... | ... | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ... | ... | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| CONDIMENTS and SPICES | ... | ... | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EGGS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95,300 | ... | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Dried | 105 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| Liquid | 5 | casks | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUNDRIES | 183 | packages | 160 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1,645 | bottles | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 10595 1/4 | - - | 999 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 126866 | 1,415 | 7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed during the year 1907 | 2,862 | 8 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||
| 1908 | 992 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||