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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 1915
[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. | L. | T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | c. | Q. | L. | ||||||
| Brought forward | 372 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 116 | 16 | 1 | 24½ | 116 | 15 | 0 | 8½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||
| Greens | 32 bags | 0 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 32 bags | 0 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 32 bags | 0 | 16 | 3 | 20 | Destroyed at Council's Depot, | |||||
| Geese | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gooseberries | 150 baskets, 12 bags | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 baskets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 baskets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Greengages | 196 baskets | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 122 baskets | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 122 baskets | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | do do | |||||
| Grapes | 21 boxes | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 boxes | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 boxes | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | do do | |||||
| Hams | 80 boxes, 1094 loose | 15 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 1 box, 168 loose . | 1 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 1 box, 168 loose | 1 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 3 hams (lqr. 81bs.) destroyed on premises where found. 109 hams (9 cwt. 1 qr. 18 lbs.) destroyed at Council's Depot. 1 box and 150 loose 1 ton 1 qr.) treated with carbolic acid and released to be used in the process of soap boiling. | |||||
| Heads, ox, pigs', sheep's | 36 barrels, 9 bags, 13426 loose | 59 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 363 heads | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 363 heads | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 cwt. destroyed at Council's Depot, the remainder on premises where found. | |||||
| Hares | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jam, assorted | 1782 tins | 0 | 19 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lobster, tinned | 5 cases, 87 tins | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lettuce | 102 crates, 36 baskets | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 40 crates | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 40 crates | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 cwt. 1 qr. 8 lbs. destroyed at Council's Depot,the remainder on premises where found. | |||||
| Mutton | Carcases, joints, and pieces | 20 | 9 | 1 | 27 | ½carcase | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ½ carcase | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Margarine | 4 boxes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mushrooms | 1 parcel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 parcel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 parcel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Nuts, Brazil | 2 bags | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Offal, ox, pigs', sheep's | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5½ | Two sets were seized by the Inspector. In one case the owner was ordered by the magistrate to pay a fine of £5 and 7s. costs, and in the other a fine of £2 and 4s. costs. 1 qr. 14 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot, and 5 lbs. on the premises where found | ||||
| Carried forward | 482 | 12 | 2 | 21½ | 122 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 18 | 1 | 9½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21½ | |||||