London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
100
101
Continued from previous page...
| Foodstuffs Examined. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 231 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 4½ | 37 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23½ | |||||
| Heads, ox | 87 heads | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hearts, ox | 40 hearts | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haddocks | 50 haddocks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hake | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4½ | ||||||||||||||||
| Jam | 4 crates | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kidneys. ox | 5 kidneys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kippers | 20 kippers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liver | 45 livers, 29 pieces | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lettuce | 138 baskets | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 138 baskets | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 138 baskets | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | - | ... | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Lobster, tinned | 50 tins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Mutton | carcases, pieces, &c. | 13 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 bag trimmings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 bag trimmings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | - | - | Destroyed on premises where found. | |||
| Oranges | 15 boxes, 300 oranges | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Offal | - | 1 | 12 | 1 | 16 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | - | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot | |||
| Onions | 42 bags | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 bags | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 bags | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | do do | |||
| Oatmeal | 1 bag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 bag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 bag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | do do | |||
| Pork | carcases, pieces, sides | 71 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 19½ | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 ton 6 cwt. 15 lbs. were released to various firms for soap boiling. 3 cwt. 3 qrs. 24½ lbs. were destroyed on premises where found, and 8 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |||||||
| Pineapples | 60 pines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poultry | 50 birds | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pomegranates | 30 cases, 40 loose | 0 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 20 cases | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 cases | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - ... | - | ... | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Potatoes | 8 bags | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | do do | |||
| Pork, salted | 12 pieces | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pears | 22 barrels, 25 bushels | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 barrels, 24 bushels | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 barrels, 24 bushels | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | do do | |||
| Plaice | 30 plaice | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peas | 1 boat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 boat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 boat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - ... | - | Destroyed on premises where found | |||
| Plums | 125 cases, 60 baskets, 170 sieves, 4 ½-sieves, 9 chips | 4 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 4 ½-sieves, 9 chips 9 cases | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 ½-sieves, 9 chips 9 cases | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | - | - | 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 4 lbs were destroyed on premises where found, and 2 cwt. 1 qr. 8 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |||
| Carried forward | 331 | 13 | 0 | 21½ | 80 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23½ | |||||