Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1923
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UNSOUND FOOD AND FOREIGN MEAT REGULATIONS.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES OF FOOD WERE DEALT WITH UNDER THE ABOVE REGULATIONS DURING
THE PERIOD UNDER REPORT.
ARTICLES.
QUANTITY UNSOUND.
Disposed of for other purposes
than Human Food.
Removed for sorting
under S.A.
Destroyed.
Quantity.
Weight.
Quantity.
Weight.
Quantity.
Weight.
Quantity.
I " i
tons
cwts.
qrs.
lbs.
•! I.
I
lbs.
tons
cwts.
qrs.
tons
cwts.
qrs.
lbs.
253 cases &
1170 barrels
82
11
2
0
Apples
Apples, canned
167 cases
2
13
2
14
174 cases
2
15
3
0
Apricots
i
■
17 cases
6
2
0
228 cases &
6 tins
9
5
2
17
Apricot Pulp
■
m
mm
m
m
12 sides &
various pieces
7
2
3
Bacon
■
m
■
Baked Beans
1
15
1
6
40 cases
Bananas
6 crates &
4 cases
5
1
14
Barley
11 bags
11
3
0
3363 tins
Beef Cubes
16
7
0
6
148 half sieves
& 437 skips
Black Currants
4
19
1
6
Black Currant Pulp
2 cases
1
3
0
15 boxes
7
2
0
Butter
5758 boxes
143
19
0
0
Butter Beans
1204 bags
45
3
0
0
Canned Goods, Various
3
2
0
0
3 loads,
24"cases &
37939 tins
91
5
3
26
Cauliflower
14 casks
1
11
1
0
Caviare
92 casks
I
mm
8
4
1
14
Cheese
I ..
I
3
6
3
20
Condensed Milk
1201 cases
62 tins and
2 barrels
26
20
2
2
1434 tins,
6 cases &
1 cask
15
1
2
Eggs
3350 tins, 389
cases, 442 half
cases & 971
packages
380
13
0
27
Evaporated Milk
I I
2 tins
i
2
1
I
Figs
14 bags &
540 boxes
I
6
9
3
6
Flour
388 bags
24
14
1
25
Fruit, fresh, various
I
3
302 packages
15
0
0
Fruit, canned, various
2
5
3
0
Fruit, pulp, various
?• I
m
2985 tins
14
9
1
0
Gherkins
mm
2 casks
I
6
0
0
m
m
Haddocks in tins
116 tins
1
0
14
L.
.
m
■
Hams
24 hams & 1
box ofhams
5
2
0
7 boxes
2
2
0
0
■
■
Horseradish
18 bags
2
3
2
0
Intestines
m
6 casks
1
10
0
0
1 cask
Jams
24 cases &
17 tins
17
2
26
Jelly Crystals and Custard
Powder
10 cases
2
2
0
Lemons
160 cases
3
19
2
0
21 cases & 142
half cases
4
1
0
0
Lemons and Tomatoes
7
12
2
0
half cases
Liquid Egg
31£ tins
11
0
0
Mandarines
2
manuHiines
Meat, canncd. various...
41 cases
11
2
0
278 cases and
5 tins
14
7
3
18
4 cases &
1866 tins
4
8
1
4
I
Meat, fresh, various ...
1
7
0
27
1
1
23
Mutton
6
13
1
9
„ 2X9
75 268 q,S '
Oats
8
19
1
27
Olive Oil
4 casks
1
12
0
0
Onions i
14
0
13
3
Oranges
• I
381 cases
6
3
12
16
Ox Eye Glands
32 cases
18
1
4
Ox Tongues
1 keg
2
19
Peaches, canned
47 cases &
66 tins
1
17
0
1
Peaches, pulp
20
29 cases &
6 tins
1
16
1
Pears
31 barrels, 81
travs. 27 cases
&142halfcases
6
17
2
0
Pears, canned j
139 cases and
9 tins
16
3
16
1
0
3
367 cases &
9 tins
9
0
Pineapple j
8£ cases
2
1
Pines j
24 tins
3
12
UNSOUND FOOD AND FOREIGN MEAT REGULATIONS. THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES OF FOOD WERE DEALT WITH UNDER THE ABOVE REGULATIONS DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REPORT.
ARTICLES. | 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. | |||||||||||||
I | tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | I " i | tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | •! I. | tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
Apples | 253 cases & 1170 barrels | 82 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Apples, canned | 167 cases | 2 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 174 cases | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
Apricots | i | ■ | 17 cases | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Apricot Pulp | ■ | m | mm | 228 cases & 6 tins | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||||
Bacon | m | m | 12 sides & various pieces | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Baked Beans | ■ | m | ■ | 40 cases | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Bananas | 6 crates & 4 cases | 5 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Barley | 11 bags | 11 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Beef Cubes | 3363 tins | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Black Currants | 148 half sieves & 437 skips | 4 | 19 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Black Currant Pulp | 2 cases | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Butter | 15 boxes | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5758 boxes | 143 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Butter Beans | 1204 bags | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Canned Goods, Various | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 loads, 24"cases & 37939 tins | 91 | 5 | 3 | 26 | |||||||||||
Cauliflower | 14 casks | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Caviare | I | mm | 92 casks | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Cheese | I .. | I | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Condensed Milk | 1201 cases 62 tins and 2 barrels | 26 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1434 tins, 6 cases & 1 cask | 15 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Eggs | 3350 tins, 389 cases, 442 half cases & 971 packages | 380 | 13 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
Evaporated Milk | I I | 2 tins | i | 2 | 1 | I | I | |||||||||||||
Figs | 14 bags & 540 boxes | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Flour | 388 bags | 24 | 14 | 1 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Fruit, fresh, various | I | 302 packages | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Fruit, canned, various | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Fruit, pulp, various | ?• I | m | 2985 tins | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Gherkins | mm | 2 casks | I | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Haddocks in tins | m | m | 116 tins | 1 | 0 | 14 | L. | . | ||||||||||||
Hams | m | ■ | 24 hams & 1 box ofhams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 boxes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Horseradish | ■ | ■ | 18 bags | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Intestines | m | 6 casks | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 cask | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
Jams | 24 cases & 17 tins | 17 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
Jelly Crystals and Custard Powder | 10 cases | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lemons | 160 cases | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 21 cases & 142 half cases | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Lemons and Tomatoes | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | half cases | |||||||||||||||
Liquid Egg | 31£ tins | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Mandarines | 2 | 41 cases | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
manuHiines Meat, canncd. various... | 278 cases and 5 tins | 14 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 4 cases & 1866 tins | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | I | |||||||||
Meat, fresh, various ... | 1 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |||||||||||||
Mutton | 6 | 13 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Oats | „ 2X9 75 268 q,S' | 8 | 19 | 1 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
Olive Oil | 4 casks | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Onions i | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Oranges | • I | 381 cases | 16 | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Ox Eye Glands | 32 cases | 18 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Ox Tongues | 1 keg | 2 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
Peaches, canned | 47 cases & 66 tins | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Peaches, pulp | 29 cases & 6 tins | 1 | 16 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Pears | 31 barrels, 81 travs. 27 cases &142halfcases | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Pears, canned j | 139 cases and 9 tins | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 367 cases & 9 tins | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
Pineapple j | 8£ cases | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Pines j | 24 tins | 3 | 12 |