London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1914
[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. | L. | T. | C | Q. | L. | T. | C | Q. | L. | ||||||
| Brought forward | 54 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Caramels | 17 boxes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 box | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4½ | 1 box | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4½ | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Chocolate | 3 boxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 boxes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ducks | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eggs | 52 cases, 3 baskets and 130 loose | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 41½ cases and 100 loose | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4l½ cases, 100 loose | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Eels | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fish, assorted | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fowls | — | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fruit, assorted | — | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Faggots | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||||||||||||
| Grapes | 47 boxes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 47 boxes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 47 boxes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Gooseberries | Baskets and bags | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 baskets, 15 bags | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 baskets, 15 bags | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | do do | |||||
| Geese | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | do do | |||||
| Greengages | 7 baskets | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hams | 1673 loose and 5 boxes | 8 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Heads, ox, pigs', sheep's & calves | - | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 31 bags, 2 casks, 64 portions and 1818 heads | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 31 bags, 2 casks, 64 portions and 455 heads | 3 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 1363 heads (weighing 4 tons, 3 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lbs.) were released to J. Knight, Ltd., Silvertown, E., to be used for soap-making. The remainder was destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Herrings | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hams, tinned | 366 tins | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 176 tins | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 176 tins | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | Destroyed in furnace on premises where found. | |||||
| Herrings, tinned | 34 tins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Herring, roe | 2 boxes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hares | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jam | 8 pots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 pots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 pots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Kippers | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Logan berries | 20 baskets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lobster, tinned | 8 tins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mutton | Carcases, joints, and pieces | 16 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 6 pieces, 18 scrags | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 pieces, 18 scrags | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Mackerel | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||||||||||||
| Mussels | 1 box and 1 bag | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 bag | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 bag | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Meat paste | 3 trays | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | / | |||||||||||||||
| Melons | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Meat extract | 4 cases | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nectarines | 3 boats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 boats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 boats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | Destroyed on premises where found. | |||||
| Nuts (Cobb) | 1 basket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 basket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 basket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Carried forward | 117 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6½ | 11 | 13 | 3 | 21½ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||