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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. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity, | Weight. | Quantity | Weight. | |||||||||||||
| Brought forward | t. | C. | l. | t. | C. | Q. | L. | t. | C. | Q. | L. | t. | C. | Q. | l. | ||||||
| 225 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Beef, tinned | 5 cases, 299 tins . | 0 | 18 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Blackberries | 30 baskets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Black Radish | 27 bags | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 bags | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 bags | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Bread | 15 loaves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Condensed Milk | Cases and tins | 3 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 75 cases, 192 tins | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 75 cases | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 192 tins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39 cases (weighing 13 cwt. 3 qrs. 20 lbs.) destroyed at Council's Depot 36 cases (weighing 12 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs.) released to be sent into the country under a guarantee that the milk would be used solely for poultry feeding. 192 tins were seized,and condemned by a magistrate. The owner was convicted and fined £50 |
| Celery | 1 parcel | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cheese | 7 crates | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 crates | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 crates | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||
| Crab, tinned | 90 tins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cauliflowers | 4 crates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currants, Black and Red | Baskets, &c. | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cherries | Baskets, &c. | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 34 baskets, 94 half sieves | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 34 baskets, 94 half sieves | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | Destroyed at Councils Depot. | |||||
| Chestnuts | 22 bags | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 bags | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 bags | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | do do | |||||
| Ducks | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dripping | 3 kegs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 kegs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 kegs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Damsons | 10 baskets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eggs | 1378 cases, 176 boxes, 4 tins, 740 loose | 133 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1140 cases, 173 boxes, 4 tins, 40 loose | 102 | 16 | 3 | 14½ | 1140 cases, 173 boxes, 4 tins, 40 loose | 102 | 16 | 3 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||||
| Endive | 6 crates | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 crates | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 crates | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | do do | |||||
| Fish, assorted | - | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | do do | |||||
| Fowls | - | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fruit, assorted | - | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fish, assorted tinned | - | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Faggots | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Flour | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carried forward | 372 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 116 | 16 | 1 | 24½ | 116 | 15 | 0 | 8½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||