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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Foodstuffs Examined. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity, | Weight. | Quantity | Weight. | ||||||||||||||
| T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||||||
| Brought forward | 50 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Eels | (A quantity) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eggs | 10-J- cases | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ½ case | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ case | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||||
| .Fowls | 650 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fish, assorted | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fruit, assorted | – | 0 | 12 | 2 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Faggots | -– | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flour | 4 bags | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 bags | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | *4 bags | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | •Police Court proceedings were taken in this case. The defendants were fined £1 with 25s. costs. | ||||||
| Grapes | 4 casks, 3 baskets | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 4 casks | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 casks | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |||||||
| Gooseberries | 30 baskets | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||||||||||||||
| Geese | 151 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hams | 1 case, 24 tins and 1897 loose | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Heads, ox, calves' pigs', sheep | 23 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 817 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 817 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 29 heads were destroyed in furnace on the | |||||||
| Herrings, tinned | 107 tins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | premises where they were found, the remainder (788 heads), were destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||||||||||||||
| Herrings, fresh | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 box | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 box | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||||
| Haddocks | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | do do | ||||||
| Hake | 28 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Herring, roe | 1 box, 12 tins | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 tin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 tin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Destroyed in furnace on the premises where found. | ||||||
| Ham and Bacon, tinned | 40 tins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ham, tinned | 125 tins | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ham. cooked | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kippers | 3 boxes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lemons | 2 boxes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mutton | Carcases and joints | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 pieces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 pieces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||||
| Mackerel | 319 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mussels | 12 bags | 0 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 3 bags | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 3 bags | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | do do | ||||||
| Margarine | 3 boxes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 box | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 box | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | do do | ||||||
| Carried forward | 112 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||||