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Port of London 1920

Report for the year ended 31st December 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London

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Table: TABLE XXXIII.Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for theYear ending 31st December, 1920.

TABLE XXXIII.

Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the

Year ending 31st December, 1920.

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—
Beef1,524quarters & crops16163191,062bags & pieces116132
Mutton and Lamb2,758carcases2473242,019,,12212019
Veal, Pork and Offal840various15219463various4613312
Sausages2,765cases, &c.14127......705312
Preserved—
Tinned2,195cases............5,921tins.886219
Smoked and Salted36boxes...............87320
RABBITS—
Frozen4,639crates, cases...15015......1255126
Tinned148cases............2,702tins518012
POULTRY and GAME
Frozen10bags............8Ducks,&c....14114
FISH—
Preserved, Dried58brls.,bxs.30211......5132
„ Tinned and Bottled45cases............498tins1230
Shell1case...• ••...............200
Wet9cases, &c...................0927
FRUIT—
Fresh7,580various86000......543237
Preserved, Dried9,362various..................2,0329320
„ Tinned and Bottled1,887cases............8,058tins89231
„ Jam and Marmalade373cases............42tins111821
VEGETABLES—
Fresh1,190bags, Ac.14000......66020
Preserved, Dried92bags2000......87021
„ Tinned1box............674tins11020
NUTS-11
Whole746bags...3211......323211
Desiccated and Shelled.................................
PROVISIONS—
Tea274packages..................131400
Coffee1,122bags...6122......681125
Cocoa19case , &c.......•••............18314
Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine523boxes, &c....914......2110316
Condensed Milk13,518cases, &c.......312173tins, &c.4891028
Prepared Foods311cases............2tins7600
Biscuits and Confectionery215cases, &c...................329021
Sugar....................................
GRAIN—
Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, Sic.495bags, &c.7515117......770117
MEAL and FLOUR48bags..................26119
CONDIMENTS and SPICES -31pkgs.,&c...................11100
EGGS50cases...............513020
EGG YOLK....................................
DRUGS2cases.....................121
SUNDRIES107pkgs.,&c...................61203
Total52,974various226611321622various4,102416
Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed during the year 1911---1,408431
,, ,, ,,1912---3,758712
,, ,, ,, 1913---2,4580221
,, ,, ,, 1914---1,1841111
,, ,, ,, 1915---3,1185319
,, ,, ,, 1916---5,664925
,, ,, ,, 1917---4,847815
,, ,, ,, 1918---1,2007027
,, ,, ,, 1919---2,82915019
,, ,, ,, 1920---4,102416