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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 1912
[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. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Weight. | (a) Detention. | (b) Release | |||||||||||
| t. | c. | Q. | l. | t. | c. | Q. | l. | |||||||
| Brought forward | 1628 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 94 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 37 | ||||
| Casings, Hogs | 219 kegs, 284 packages, 2 tierces | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||||
| Casings, Sheep's | 181 casks, 92 barrels, 3 cases | 62 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||||
| Casings, Ox | 15 casks, 2 barrels | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's depot, Manor Place |
| Crab, tinned | 192 cases | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Cottolene | 19 casks, 27 pails, 5 barrels, 35 boxes, 18 cases | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 1 | 1 | Released to C. & B. Webb, Bow Common, E., to be used in the process of soap boiling. |
| Cherries, bottled | 21 bottles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Burned in furnace on the premises where found. |
| Cherries, tinned | 130 cases | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Cocoa | 95£ bags | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 58 bags of this cocoa had been damaged by sea water. After it had been dried it was found to be sound and was released. | |||
| Coffee | 67 cases | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Cauliflower, pickled | 7 barrels | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place |
| Ducks, frozen | 951 cases | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 | Yes a portion | 7 | 1 | 1 ton 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 20 lbs. destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place. The remainder (1 ton 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 23 lbs.) was released to J. Knight, Ltd., Silvertown, E., to be used in the process of soap boiling. | |
| Dates | 50 boxes | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | - | — | — | — | ||||
| Egg Liquid | 98 cases, 1050 tins | 13 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 26 | Yes a portion | 7 | 2 tons 5 cwts. 1 qr. 12 lbs. released to—Boyden, Sporehams Farm, near Danbury, Essex. 11 cwts. 2 qrs. released to — Mc.Mahon, The Piggeries, Hanworth, both lots for pig feeding. The remainder (12 cwts. 1 qr. 14 lbs.) destroyed at Council's Depot, Manor Place. | ||
| Eggs | 101½ cases | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed at Council's depot, Manor Place |
| Fias | 8 cases | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | Yes | — | — | — | do do |
| Figs, tinned | 46 cases, 112 tins | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | — | — | do do |
| Fowls, frozen | 955 cases, 204 boxes, 24 crates | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | - | — | — | — | ||||
| Flour | 44 bags | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's depot, Manor Place |
| Geese, Chinese | 27 boxes | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | - | — | — | — | |||||
| Grapes, tinned | 60 cases | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | - | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Hams | 130 cases, 91 boxes, 2 tierces, 202 hams | 50 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | Yes a portion | - | 3 | 4 | 1½ cwts. released to Cook & Sons, Bow, E., to be used in the process of soap boiling. The remainder was burned on premises where found. |
| Herrings, tinned | 23 cases | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | - | - | — | — | — | ||||
| Hearts (Sheep and Ox) | 34 bags | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Heads, Ox | 32 heads | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | - | - | — | — | — | ||||
| Carried forward | 1848 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 93 | 59 | ||||