London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Port of London 1920
Report for the year ended 31st December 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
This page requires JavaScript
46
Veal.—Only 9 cwts. 2 qrs. 21 lbs. of veal was seized as unfit for human
consumption. The greater part of this had been damaged by fire on board ship, and
the remainder was stores from various vessels.
Offal.—The offal seized as unfit for human consumption was as follows :—
| Cheeks, Ox—160 bags | 4 | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| Heads, Sheep—10 bags | 0 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| Hearts, „ —92 bags | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Kidneys—16 boxes, 13 bags, 12 crates | 0 | 19 | 3 | 18 |
| Livers, Ox—90 bags, 19 loose .). | 3 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| ,, Sheep—36 bags | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Plucks—7 casks | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Skirts—33 bags and 5 part bags | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweetbreads—1 box, 5 bags | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Tails, Ox—7 bags | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Tongues, Ox—1 case, 67 bags, 319 loose | 1 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Tripe—1 case, 30 bags, 7 pieces | 0 | 14 | 1 | 12 |
| Sundries | 11 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Total weight | 30 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
Sausages.—These totalled 2,766 cases, weighing 70 tons 5 cwts. 3 qrs. 12 lbs.,
most of which had been in cold store for a considerable time.
Meats (Canned).—The tinned meats seized and disposed of consisted of 2,195
cases and 5,291 tins, weighing 88 tons 6 cwts. 2 qrs. 19 lbs.
Meat (Smoked and Salted) :—
| Toiis. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon—1 box | 0 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| Hams—35 boxes | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total weight | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Rabbits (Frozen).—4,623 crates and 16 cases of rabbits, weighing 125 tons
5 cwts. 1 qr. 26 lbs., were seized during the year.
Rabbits (Tinned), Poultry and Game.—The goods under this class were:—
149 cases, 2,702 tins, 4 bags and 8 loose articles, weighing 6 tons 12 cwts. 1 qr. 26 lbs.,
as compared with nil of last year.
Fish.—The fish seized and destroyed consisted of :—
| Wet—8 cases, 1 bag | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Dried—49 half-barrels, 8 boxes, 1 cask | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Shell—1 cask | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tinned—45 cases, 498 tins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total weight | 6 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
Fruit (Green).—A considerable increase is shown of this class of goods seized, the total being 543 tons 2 cwts. 3 qrs. 7 lbs., as compared with 6 tons of the preceding year
| Apples—319 cases, 66 boxes, 14 barrels 11 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Oranges—88 boxes and a quantity loose 83 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| Bananas—522 crates 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| Pears—2,388 barrels, 54 boxes, 189 half-boxes, 327 cases, 4,454 packages 420 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| Lemons—Quantity loose 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomatoes—51 crates, 57 cases 3 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| Total weight 543 | 2 | 3 | 7 |