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Other Foods
12½ lbs. Macaroni 28 Skinned Rabbits
80 lbs. Figs 2 Turkeys
1 Jar Lemon Curd 1 Box Skate Wings
1 Case of Eggs 3 Boxes Cod Roes
Forequarter, fore-ribs, top ribs and clod and sticking of beef
Fresh Fruit
971 Boxes of Pears 535 Boxes of Apples
256 Boxes of Tangerines
The boxes of fresh fruit included in the above list were all surrendered by one dealer in the
Borough, who makes a habit of purchasing cheap lots of fresh fruit and bringing them into the Borough
for sorting before offering them for sale.
The majority of the tinned goods were surrendered by one firm, with many branches in London,
who have a depot in this Borough to which all branch shops in this part of London return suspect goods.
Brown Heart.
During July and August the Department were called in to deal with "Brown Heart" in a
consignment of Tasmanian apples which were brought from the London docks to a wharf in this
Borough for examination. Voluntary surrender was made of those found to be affected. The
following notes on the matter are of interest:—
A consignment of approximately 95,000 packages of apples arrived at the London docks
on 26th July. From an examination at the port, it appeared that the 'tween deck cargo was
unaffected, but the apples in the lower hold were affected up to 50 per cent. with "brown heart."
These cargoes became mixed and were delivered from the dock before further action could be
taken.
On receipt of information from the Port of London Health Authority, part of the consignment,
deposited at the Fulham Wharf, was held up pending examination.
The consignments were made up of two varieties of apples—Democrats and Sturmers;
the former were found to be unaffected and were released; but the majority of the latter
showed some signs of "brown heart," the extent of affection varying so widely as to entail a
very detailed examination of the whole of this variety. The number of cases of "Sturmers"
involved was 3,509, each case containing about 48 lbs. of fruit, and approximately 500 cases
were opened for examination.
The examination was made difficult by sporadic deliveries and by reason of the fact
that the total number of cases was made up of small bundles, graded into four sizes from
several growers, and it was found necessary to separate these into individual groups before a
proper examination could be made.
Representatives of the consignees were present throughout the whole period of the
examination. The case was treated as one of voluntary surrender, and condemnation certificates
were issued, although technically it appeared that we were merely exercising the transferred
authority of the Port of London Health Authority.
Of the total consignment, 52% (weighing 45 tons 8 quarters) was condemned, and a
further 20% (approx.) of the cases were found to be affected to a slight degree.
The 2,823 cases condemned were removed from the wharf and shot into the Council's
barge at Swan Wharf.