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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
Bermondsey 1912
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1912
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Unsound Food and Foreign Meat Regulations—continued.
The following articles of food were dealt with under the above regulations during the period under report:—
Quantity Unsound.
Exported.
Disposed of for other Purposes than
Human Food.
Destroyed.
Removed for Sorting under S.A.
Article.
Quantity.
Weight.
Quantity.
Weight.
Quantity.
Quantity.
Weight.
Weight.
Tons.
Tons.
cwts.
lbs.
Tons.
cwts.
qrs.
lbs.
cwts.
lbs.
Tons.
cwts.
lbs.
qrs.
qrs.
qrs.
12 cases
2
0
Tinned Crawfish
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Fish
11
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Herrings
9 tins
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
87 tins
„ Lobster
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Salmon
511 cases
1
11
2
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
2
6
„ Sardines
27 cases, 224 tins
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Shrimps
4 tins
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14 cases, 452 tins
1
9
20
-
-
„ Apples
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Apricots
7 cases, 119 tins
14
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Apricots and Pears
9
0
0
7 cases
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
24
„ Fruit
4
10
1
3
43 cases, 615 tins
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Fruit Pulp
3 loads, 10 cases
and 359 tins
7
4
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Peaches
1-7 cases
6
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
16
2
„ Pears
4 cases, 3 tins
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
and
15
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38 cases
7
0
0
-
-
-
-
„ Pineapple
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20 cases
12
0
0
-
-
„ Pines
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21 loads, 60 cases,
1,153 tins
9
0
1
271
„ Tomatoes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11½
Tomato Catsup
2 bottles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Chutney
12 bottles
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,373 tins
2
10
0
16
-
Tinned Tomato Pulp
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Tomato Puree
6
2
0
10 cases
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Asparagus
2 tins
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 tin
1
-
-
-
-
„ Baked Beans
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38 tins
1
10
-
„ Beans
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
39 tins
1
11
„ Peas
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11
10
3
24
„ Pulp
170 cases, 389 tins
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Salad
1 tin
½
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Sauce
4 tins
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
„ Soup
141
12 tins
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bottled Chutney
1 bottle
½
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Unsound Food and Foreign Meat Regulations—continued. The following articles of food were dealt with under the above regulations during the period under report:—
| Article. | Quantity Unsound. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposed of for other Purposes than Human Food. | Destroyed. | Removed for Sorting under S.A. | Exported. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | |||||||||||||
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |||||
| Tinned Crawfish | – | – | – | – | – | 12 cases | – | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Fish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Herrings | – | – | – | – | – | 9 tins | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Lobster | – | – | – | – | – | 87 tins | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Salmon | – | – | – | – | – | 511 cases | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Sardines | – | – | – | – | – | 27 cases, 224 tins | – | 7 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Shrimps | – | – | – | – | – | 4 tins | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Apples | – | – | – | – | – | 14 cases, 452 tins | 1 | 9 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Apricots | – | – | – | – | – | 7 cases, 119 tins | – | 14 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Apricots and Pears | – | – | – | – | – | 7 cases | – | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Fruit | – | – | – | – | – | 43 cases, 615 tins | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Fruit Pulp | – | – | – | – | – | 3 loads, 10 cases and 359 tins | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Peaches | – | – | – | – | – | 17 cases | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Pears | – | – | – | – | – | 4 cases, 3 tins | – | 16 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| and | ||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| „ Pineapple | – | – | – | – | – | 38 cases | – | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Pines | – | – | – | – | – | 20 cases | – | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Tomatoes | – | – | – | – | – | 21 loads, 60 cases, 1,153 tins | 9 | 0 | 1 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tomato Catsup | – | – | – | – | – | 2 bottles | – | – | – | 11½ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Chutney | – | – | – | – | – | 12 bottles | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tinned Tomato Pulp | – | – | – | – | – | 1,373 tins | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Tomato Puree | – | – | – | – | – | 10 cases | – | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Asparagus | – | – | – | – | – | 2 tins | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Baked Beans | – | – | – | – | – | 1 tin | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Beans | – | – | – | – | – | 38 tins | – | – | 1 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Peas | – | – | – | – | – | 39 tins | – | – | 1 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Pulp | – | – | – | – | – | 170 cases, 389 tins | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Salad | – | – | – | – | – | 1 tin | – | – | – | ½ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Sauce | – | – | – | – | – | 4 tins | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ Soup | – | – | – | – | – | 12 tins | – | – | – | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bottled Chutney | – | – | – | – | – | 1 bottle | – | – | – | ½ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |