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Southwark 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Table showing the total quantity of Foodstuffs examined at the wharves during the year 1921, the quantity found to be unsound, the notices served and the method of disposal of the unsound portion.
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. | Notices served. | How unsound portion disposed of. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Weight. | (a) Detention. | (b)Release | |||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | |||||||
| Asparagus, tinned | 368 cases | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 3 | 3 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apricots, tinned | 952 cases, 50 boxes | 23 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | - | 3 | 2 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apple rings | 50 boxes | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | - | — | — | - | |||
| Apples, tinned | 47 tins. 178 cases | 2 | 19 | 2 | 14 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | Yes | - | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apricois | 1.217 packages | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 10 | Yes | - | — | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apricots, dried | 38 boxes | - | 13 | 2 | 8 | — | — | - | — | — | ||||
| Bacon | 163 boxes, 335 bales | 112 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 19 | Yes | - | 3 | 3 | Released to various firms for soap boiling. |
| Beef, tinned 1 | 58,219 cases, 3,087 tins | 1396 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 152 | 10 | 0 | 4 | Yes | - | 37 | 37 | 142 tons 18 cwts. 20 lbs. were released to various firms for pig and poultry feeding and 9 tons 12 cwts. 41bs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Butter | 10,253 boxes | 256 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| Beef | 170 bags, 1,060 hinds, 1.457 quarters, 666 crops, 199 flanks, 40 rumps | 171 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Yes | 7 | 5 | Released to various firms for soap boiling. | |
| Beef, salted | 45 casks | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | - | — | — | - | |||
| Cherries, tinned | 131 cases | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Condensed milk | 15,945 cases, 460 tins | 324 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 233 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Yes | - | 144 | 167 | 226 tons 11 cwt. 3 qrs. 8lbs. were released to various firms for pig feeding, 6 tons 13 cwt. 2 qrs. 26 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Cherries | 2 baskets | - | - | 1 | 20 | - | - | 1 | 20 | Yes | - | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Casings, sheep | 82 casks, 7 barrels | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | - | — | — | |||
| Currants, dried | 150 boxes | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | - | — | — | |||
| Cheeks, ox | 260 bags, 68 cases | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | - | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Casings, hog | 25 barrels, 90casks. | 84 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | — | |||
| 60 cases, 119 tierces, 126 boxes 300 kegs | ||||||||||||||
| Crab, tinned | 206 cases | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | - | - | — | — | — | |||
| Currants, red | 30 baskets | - | - | 3 | 6 | — | - | - | — | — | — | |||
| Cheese | 2,159 crates, 50 boxes, 73 cheeses | 160 | 9 | 0 | 16 | - | 18 | 1 | 11 | Yes | - | 7 | 7 | 16 cwt 3 qr. 11 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot and 1 cwt. 2 qrs. were released to P. W. Brown, Chingford, for pig feeding. |
| Casings, ox | 209 casks, 55 tierces 13 packages | 53 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | - | - | 1 | - | 15 cwt. still under "stop" at New Hibernia Wharf. | |||
| Ducks | 399 boxes, 54 cases | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | - | 2 | 2 | Released to the Smithfield Products Company, Stratford, for soap boiling. |
| Carried forward | 2654 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 421 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 210 | 229 | ||||