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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Tons | Cwt. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 7267 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Lettuces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beans | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Celery | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Cucumbers | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Vegetable Marrow | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Coffee Berries | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Cardamoms | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| Pepper | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Calicot Nuts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capsicums | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Candied Peel | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Citron, Orange and Lemon Peel | 270 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7,604 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
TABLE 44.
The undermentioned unsound food has been destroyed under the superintendence of the several Inspectors during 1908.
| Tons | Cwt. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| Liquid Eggs | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| * Flour | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Apples | 0 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| Melons | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Bananas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Oranges | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Tangerines | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Walnuts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Chestnuts | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil Nuts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cherries | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22½ |
| Pears | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Carried forward | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6½ |
*NOTE:—14 tons, 17 cwt., 2 qrs., of this flour was released for
the purpose of manufacturing cattle food. (See pages 89.90).