London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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. | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
| Beef, tinned | Brought forward 24,546 cases, 792 tins | 108 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 12,997 cases, 762 tins | 56 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4,005 cases, 762 tins | 53 | 6 | 1 | 14 | — | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 231 tons 16 cwt. 2 qrs. 12 lbs. were released to various firms for soap boiling and cattle food, and 64 tons 9 cwts. 3 qrs. lOlbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| 483 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 296 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 10 | - | |||||||||
| Butter beans | 3 bags | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 bags | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 bags | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Brawn | 4 tins | - | - | - | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Black currants | 10 baskets | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Blackberries | 32 baskets | - | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20 baskets | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | 20 baskets | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | — | — | do do | |||
| Beef tea cubes | 10,580 tins | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,390 tins | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6,390 tins | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | do do | |||
| Beef powder | 3 cases | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Celery | loose | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | loose | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | loose | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | do do | |||
| Cheese | 72 cheeses, 60 pieces | - | 10 | 2 | 8 | 72 cheeses, 60 pieces | — | 10 | 2 | 8 | 72 cheeses, 60 pieces | — | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | — | do do | |||
| Cheeks, ox | 4 bags, 68 cheeks | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Condensed milk | 462 cases, 1,394 tins | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 457 cases, 23 tins | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 23 cases, 23 tins | - | 8 | 1 | 18 | 45 cases | - | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 tons 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs. were released to various firms for pig feeding, 8 cwt. 24 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot, 22 lbs, were destroyed on premises where found, and 19 cwts. 1 qr. 4 lbs. were seized by the inspector. Proceedings were taken against Ii Lefkowitz, Min-ories E. At the hearing of the summonses the Magistrate was satisfied that at the time the defendant sold the milk he did not know and had no reason to believe that it was unsound. The summonses were therefore dismissed. |
| Carried forward | 632 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 380 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 138 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||