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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 1921
[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. | |||||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||||
| Brought forward | 658 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 391 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 147 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Hams | 928 hams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 hams | - | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 ham | - | - | - | 9 | 1 cwt. was released to Messrs. J. Knight & Sons, Silvertown, for soap boiling and 9 lbs. were destroyed on premises where found. | |||||
| Heads, sheep | 8 heads | - | - | 1 | 15 | 140 tins | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 140 tins | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Herrings, tinned | 230 tins | - | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Heads, ox | 156 heads | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hearts, sheep | 15 hearts | - | - | - | 15 | 2 cases | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 cases | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | do do | |||
| Herrings | 2 cases, 30 herrings | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Horseflesh | 20 quarters, 13 bags | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Released to S. Smith, Tottenham, for cats' meat. | |||||||||
| Honey | 2 tins | - | - | 3 | 6 | 552 tins | - | 4 | 3 | 20 | 552 tins | - | 4 | 3 | 20 | - | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Jam, raspberry and blackberry | 10 cases, 577 tins | - | 9 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liver, ox | 11 livers, 70 pieces | - | 3 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lobsters | 14 lobsters | - | — | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mutton | pieces, shoulders, carcases | 16 | 12 | 3 | 14 | pieces, shoulders | - | 1 | 0 | 10 | pieces, shoulders | - | - | 3 | 10 | 1 pieces | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 qis. 10 lbs. were destroyed on premises where found and 1 qr. was seized by the inspector and condemned by the Magistrate. Proceedings were taken against Smith & Sons, 10, Draper Street, who were fined £10 and £55. costs. |
| Mussels | 3 bags | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 bags | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 bags | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Meat paste, tinned | 150 cases | 2 | 8 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oatmeal | 1 bag | - | - | - | 6 | 1 bag | - | - | - | 6 | 1 bag | - | - | 6 | — | — | do do | ||||
| Offal, ox | plucks, pieces | 2 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 head, 1 pluck | - | - | - | 25 | 1 head, 1 pluck | - | - | 25 | — | - | do do | ||||
| Oranges | 4 boxes, 220 oranges | — | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4 boxes | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 boxes | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | - | do do | |||
| Plaice | 40 plaice | - | - | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pineapples | 30 pineapples | - | - | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Prunes | 50 boxes | - | 11 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carried forward | 690 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 392 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 148 | 14 | 2 | 18 | l | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||