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 | 117 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6½ | 11 | 13 | 3 | 21½ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Offal, ox, pigs', &c. | - | 4 | 17 | 1 | 22 | 1 liver and 1 head | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 liver and 1 head | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | * 1 set. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | *A summons was taken out in respect to this set of offal. It was dealt with in conjunction with two other summonses relating to 7 pieces of unsound beef seized by the Inspector at the same time and place. The magistrate inflicted a comprehensive fine of £40 and £4 4s. costs (see page 91). The remainder was destroyed at Council's Depot |
| Oranges | 12 boxes, 251 loose | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 box | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 box | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Onions | 63 bags, 4 boxes | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 40 bags | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 bags | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | do do | |||||
| Pork | Carcases, joints, pieces | 71 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 83 heads | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | †65 heads | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | †l8 heads (weighing 2 cwt. 10 lbs.) were released to J.Knight, Ltd., Silvertown, E., to be used for soap making. | |||||
| Pulp, apricot | 335 tins | 1 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 3 tins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 tins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Destroyed in furnace on premises where found. | |||||
| Pulp, greengage | 30 tins | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 3 tins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 tins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | do do | |||||
| Pulp, apple | 12 jars | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Potatoes | 477 bags, 50 cases | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 300 bags, 34 cases | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‡260 bags 34 cases | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‡40 bags (weighing 2 tons) were released to H. Farmer, Guildford, to be used for manure. The remainder was destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Potted meat | 1 tray, 8 cases | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 8 cases | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 cases | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Pork, salted | Joints, &c. | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peas | 6 bags | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pineapple, tinned | - | 0 | 6 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peaches | 3 parcels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 2 parcels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 parcels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | Destroyed at Council s Depot. | |||||
| Plums | Baskets, boxes, &c. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 boxes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 boxes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | do do | |||||
| Carried forward | 230 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3½ | 28 | 16 | 3 | 10½ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||