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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: Fruit (Dried).—Most of the goods included under this heading were old stock, chiefly dates, which had been lying in the dock for some considerable time :—

Fruit (Dried).—Most of the goods included under this heading were old stock, chiefly dates, which had been lying in the dock for some considerable time :—

Tons.Cwts.Qrs.Lbs.
Dates—1,474 cases, 106 bags, 50 boxes and a quantity loose1,9041102
Peaches—15 cases06i20
Mangoes—10 cases0430
Apricots—41 boxes09017
Figs—4,127 bags, 206 boxes, 25 baskets, 3 crates802320
Raisins—325 half-cases, 227 cases, 144 boxes1416114
Plums—19 boxes03310
Prunes—170 cases, 28 boxes32124
Sultanas—23 boxeso300
Currants—1,963 bags, 228 boxes127325
Sundries—199 cases, 10 boxes, 2 casks, 33 tierces16200
Total weight2,0829320

Table: Fruit (Tinned and Bottled).—89 tons 2 cwts. 3 qrs. 1 lb. of goods of this class were seized and destroyed, as compared with 17 cwts. 2 qrs. 16 lbs. in 1918 :—

Fruit (Tinned and Bottled).—89 tons 2 cwts. 3 qrs. 1 lb. of goods of this class were seized and destroyed, as compared with 17 cwts. 2 qrs. 16 lbs. in 1918 :—

Tons.Cwts.Qrs.Lbs.
Pears—405 cases, 74 tins10717
Peaches—103 cases, 27 tins215122
Blackcurrant Pulp—19 cases01222
Apricot Pulp—147 cases, 33 tins41600
Pines—44 cases, 618 tins112220
Apples—192 cases, 25 tins40313
Plums—32 cases, 2,424 tins3514
Assorted Fruit Pulp—256 cases, 207 tins178011
Grapes15122
Greengage Pulp—214 cases, 37 tins414110
Tinned Tomatoes—4,009 tins31366
Tomato Puree—475 cases, 604 tins35104
Total weight89231

Table: Jam and Marmalade.—373 cases, 501 tins, weighing 11 tons 18 cwts. 2 qrs. 1 lb., were seized and destroyed.

Jam and Marmalade.—373 cases, 501 tins, weighing 11 tons 18 cwts. 2 qrs. 1 lb., were seized and destroyed.

Tons.Cwts.Qrs.Lbs.
Fresh—
Onions—90 boxes, 18 bags01900
Potatoes—1.082 bags, 14 tons loose65120
Dried—
Peas—88 bags, 2 tons loose719327
Beans— 4 bags07022
Tinned—
Spinach—564 tins01008
Asparagus—1 box, 4 tins0030
Sundries010112
Total weight758313

Table: —The only goods of this class consisted of:—

—The only goods of this class consisted of:—

Tons.0 wts.Qrs.Lbs.
Chestnuts—746 bags30000
Almonds23211
Total weight323211