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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. | Notices served | How unsound portion disposed of. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Detention. | (b) Release | |||||||||||||
| Quantity. | Weight. | |||||||||||||
| Quantity | T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | Q. | L. | |||||||
| Brought forward | 2216 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 96 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 104 | 86 | ||||
| Hams | 109 cases, 244 boxes, 5 barrels, 885 loose | 62 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | Yes 1 case | Yes 1 case | 5 | - | One case was seized by the Inspector, taken before the Magistrate at Tower Bridge Police Court and condemned. Three hams weighing 1 cwt. 18 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place. The remaining case weighing 5 cwt. was released to John Knight & Co., Ltd., Silvertown, E., to be used for soap boiling |
| Heads, Pigs' | 72 heads | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place |
| Haddocks, frozen | 14 boxes | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | do do |
| Kidneys, tinned | 147 cases | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | —: | — | — | — | |||||
| Kidneys, frozen | 124 boxes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place |
| Lard | 276 cases, 201 boxes, 2 tierces 151 pails | 14 | 14 | 2 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Lard Compound | 25 boxes | 1 | 18 | 2 | 11 | — | — | - | — | |||||
| Lobster, tinned | 148 cases | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Mutton, frozen | 1168 carcases, 70 legs, 42 pieces, 42 shoulders | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mutton, salted | 3 barrels | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | - | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Meat Extract | 15 cases, 25 tins | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place |
| Nuts, Pea | 12 bags | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Onions | 124 cases, 86 baskets | 6 | 11 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Oysters, tinned | 114 cases | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Oats, rolled | 25 bags | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Pulp, Black Currant | 109 cases | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place 2 cwt. 2 qrs. 8 lbs. destroyed on premises |
| Pulp, Apricot | 508 cases and 5 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 11 | Yes | — | 13 | — | |
| tins | where found. The remainder (5 tons 16 cwt. 3 qrs. 3 lbs.) at Council's Depot, Manor Place | |||||||||||||
| Pulp, Strawberry | 130 cases | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Yes | — | 2 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place |
| Pulp, Cherry | 46 cases | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | do do | |||
| Pulp, Peach | 229 cases | 11 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | Yes | — | ] | — | |
| Pulp, Raspberry | 120 cases and 50 tins 200 cases | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | Yes | — | 1 | — | do do |
| Pulp, Orange | 9 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place | ||
| Pulp, Pineapple | 243 cases | 4 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | Yes | — | 2 | do do | |
| Pulp, Pig | 49 cases | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place, under the supervision of Customs Officer |
| Peas, tinned | 243 cases and 20 tins 24 cases | 8 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | Yes | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place | |
| Prunes | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | __ | - | |||||
| Prunes, tinned | 111 cases | 2 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Yes | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place | |
| Carried forward | 2427 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 142 | 88 | ||||