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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
TABLE 37,
Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs examined during the year 1923 by the several Inspectors throughout the Borough (The amount shown in
this table is in addition to the total shown in Table 38.)
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.
Apricot pulp
17 cases, 218 tins
1
17
3
0
1 tin
-
-
-
11
1 tin
-
-
-
11
-
-
Destroyed on premises
where found.
Apples
38 baskets, 2
boxes
-
8
0
24
1 box, 10 baskets
-
2
0
5
1 box, 10 baskets
-
2
0
5
-
-
Destroyed at Council's
Depot.
Apricots, dried
18 boxes
-
4
2
0
366 packages
3
16
2
4
366 packages
3
16
2
4
-
-
Destroyed on premises
where found.
Apricots
381 packages
3
19
3
0
Beef
carcases, hindquarters,
&c.
45
3
3
8
2 pieces
-
1
0
14
2 pieces
-
1
0
14
-
-
Released to Messrs.
J. Knight for soap
boiling.
Beef, salted
737 pieces
1
8
3
16
1,424 cases
46
13
0
0
1,424 cases
46
13
0
0
-
-
Destroyed at Council's
Depot.
Beef extract
2,177 cases
85
10
1
0
Beef, tinned
218 tins
-
7
2
6
101 tins
-
5
1
18
101 tins
-
5
1
18
-
-
Destroyed at Council's
Depot.
Bacon
sides, bales and
pieces, &c.
4
17
3
8
2 bales, 4 sides
-
7
0
8
2 bales, 4 sides
-
7
0
8
-
6 cwt. 3 qrs. 8 lbs. were
released to Messrs.
J. Knight for soap
boiling, and 28 lbs.
were destroyed on
premises where
found.
Bananas
13 crates
-
7
0
0
11 crates
-
3
2
0
11 crates
-
3
2
0
-
-
Destroyed at Council's
Depot.
Beans
2 packages
-
-
1
20
2 packages
-
-
1
20
2 packages
-
-
1
20
-
-
Destroyed on premises
where found.
Beef powder
278 cases
12
1
2
0
Bread
12 loaves
_
_
—
20
4 boxes
-
-
2
14
4 boxes
-
-
2
14
-
—
Destroyed at Council's
Depot.
Biscuits
4 boxes
-
-
2
14
Blackcurrants
575 baskets, 76
packages
6
19
2
0
555 baskets, 76
packages
6
15
0
24
555 baskets, 76
packages
6
15
0
24
-
-
6 tons 4 cwt. 2 qrs.
24 lbs. were destroyed
on premises
where found, and
10 cwt. 2 qrs. were
destroyed at Council's
Depot
Cauliflowers
1 bag
-
-
1
0
1 bag
-
-
1
0
1 bag
-
-
1
0
—
—
Destroyed at Council's
Depot.
Carried forward
163
7
3
27
58
5
1
6
58
5
1
6