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Camberwell 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The following articles of food were surrendered and destroyed at the Council's Depot.
| Nature of Food. | Weight. | Surrenderd or Seized. | Result of action taken. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. | c. | q. | l. | |||
| FISH— | ||||||
| Skate | – | – | 1 | 22½ | Surrendered. | Destroyed at Disinfecting Depot |
| – | – | 1 | 22 ½ | |||
| FRUIT— | ||||||
| Pulp | 1 | 19 | 2 | 22 | Do. | Do. |
| Grapes | – | – | – | 12 | Do. | Do. |
| Peaches | – | 7 | 1 | 0 | Do. | Do. |
| Apples | – | 5 | 1 | 10 | Do. | Do. |
| Strawberries | – | – | 3 | 22 | Do. | Do. |
| 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | |||
| MEAT— | ||||||
| Butcher's meat | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | Do. | Do. |
| Offal | – | 5 | 1 | 2 | Do. | Do. |
| Sausages | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | Do. | Do. |
| Rabbit (cut) | – | – | 1 | 14 | Do. | Do. |
| – | 13 | 2 | 17 | |||
| TINNED FOODS— | ||||||
| Condensed and Evaporated Milk 1,049 tins | – | 8 | 0 | 13 | Do. | Do. |
| Fruit 1,547 tins | – | 16 | 3 | 5¼ | Do. | Do. |
| Fruit Salad 132 tins | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | Do. | Do. |
| Fish 482 tins | – | 3 | 2 | 19½ | Do. | Do. |
| Meat 25 tins | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | Do. | Do. |
| Vegetables 111 tins | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | Do. | Do. |
| Fish and Meat paste 1,052 tins | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | Do. | Do. |
| Desiccated Whole Eggs 17 cases | – | 11 | 3 | 4 | Do. | Do. |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 24¾ | |||
| POULTRY— | ||||||
| Chicken | – | – | – | 4 | Do. | Do. |
| – | – | – | 4 | |||
| MISCELLANEOUS— | ||||||
| Vegetables (potatoes) | – | 1 | 3 | 21 | Do. | Do. |
| Mayonnaise (356 bottles) | ||||||
| Pickles (67 jars) Oats | – | 7 | 0 | 16¼ | Do. | Do. |
| 9 | 0 | 9¼ | ||||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | ||
76
q.
Nature of Food.
Surrenderd or
Seized.
Result of
action taken.
Weight.
Total
c.
FISH—
Skate
-
1
22½
Surrendered.
Destroyed at
Disinfecting Depot
-
-
1
22 ½
-
FRUIT—
;
Do.
Do.
Pulp
1
19
2
22
Do.
Grapes
-
12
Do.
Do.
-
-
Peaches
-
7
1
0
Do.
Do.
Apples
-
5
1
10
Do.
Do.
-
3
22
Do.
Do.
Strawberries
-
2
13
1
10
MEAT—
.
Butcher's meat
-
6
0
1
Do.
Do.
Offal
-
5
1
2
Do.
Do.
Sausages
-
2
0
0
Do.
Do.
Rabbit (cut)
Do.
Do.
-
1
14
-
-
13
2
17
J L
TINNED FOODS—
Condensed and
Evaporated Milk
1,049 tins
-
8
0
13
Do.
Do.
-
5¼
Do.
Do.
Fruit 1,547 tins
16
3
Fruit Salad 132 tins
-
1
0
3
Do.
Do.
Fish 482 tins
Do.
Do.
-
3
2
19½
Meat 25 tins
-
1
3
4
Do.
Do.
Vegetables 111 tins
-
1
0
1
Do.
Do.
Fish and Meat paste
1,052 tins
-
1
3
3
Do.
Do.
Desiccated Whole
Eggs 17 cases
-
11
3
4
Do.
Do.
2
5
3
24¾
POULTRY—
_
Chicken
-
4
Do.
Do.
-
-
-
-
4
-
MISCELLANEOUS—
Vegetables
(potatoes)
Do.
-
Do.
1
3
21
Mayonnaise
(356 bottles)
Pickles (67 jars)
Oats
16¼
Do.
Do.
7
0
-
9
0
9¼
6
2
2
3½