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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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The undermentioned unsound Food has been destroyed under the superintendence of the several Inspectors during 1904.
| Potatoes, 47 tons. | Tinned Salmon, 217 cases. |
| Strawberries, 419 packages. | ,, Ox Tongues, 18¾ cwt. |
| Horseradish, 2 casks. | ,, Ox Tail Soup, ¾ cwt. |
| Condensed Milk. 1,296 tins. | ,, Egg Liquid, 124 1 bs. |
| Cherries, 268 packages. | „ Greengage Pulp, ½ ton. |
| Tomatoes, 117 „ | ,, Vegetables, 20 cases. |
| Apples, 8 tons 8 cwt. | „ Beef Extract. |
| Turnip Tops, 80 bags. | „ Babbit, 11¾ cwt. |
| Asparagus, 13 crates. | Gooseberries, 14 bushels. |
| Tinned Meat. 10 tons 14 cwt. | Raspberries, 4½ cwt. |
| Peaches, 12 1bs. | Bananas, 30 packages. |
| Onions, 13 cases. | Greengages, 1 cwt. |
| Babbits, 2 cwt. 3 qrs. | Pears, 5¾ cwt. |
| Black Currants, 208 baskets. | Melons, 4 tons. |
| Plums, 3 tons 1 cwt. | Sloes, 7 cwt. |
| Tinned Pears, 25 cases 8 tins. | Dates, 2 cases. |
| Tinned Tongues, 50 cases. | Brussel Sprouts, 20 lbs. |
| „ Pine Apples, 175 cases. | Eggs, 87,512. |
| „ French Plums, 233 cases. | Beef, 58 1bs. |
| „ Apricot Pulp, 68½ cases (about 3½ tons). | Dutch Cheeses, 38. |
| Bacon, 3 1bs. | |
| „ Plums, 2½ cases. | Sheeps' Plucks, 5. |
| „ Mangoes, 318 tins. | Geese. 4. |
| ,, Sardines, 38 cases and 90 tins. | Turkeys, 47. |