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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| 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. | |||||||
| Brought forward | 1134 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 80 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 131 | 16 | ||||
| Egg liquid (frozen) | 439 tins | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | Yes | - | 2 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Eggs | 248 cases, 8 boxes | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 2 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Egg liquid | 8.023 casks | 1231 | 19 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | |||
| Egg albumen | 33 cases | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | - | - | 1 | 2 | Released (not unsound). | |||
| Egg powder | 30 cases | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Fowls | 1,050 cases, 590 boxes | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | Released for re-examination at Smithfield. |
| Fruit, tinned (assorted) | 1,257 cases | 32 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | Yes | - | 29 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Figs | 104 eases | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | Yes | - | 2 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Fruit, assorted | 8 cases | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Flour | 50 bags | 2 | 13 | 2 | 8 | — | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Geese | 688 cases, 100 boxes | 25 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 8 | Yes | — | 2 | 1 | Released to Messrs. J. Knight for soap boiling. |
| Greengages | 44 crates | - | 8 | 0 | 24 | - | 9 | 0 | 24 | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Grapes | 7 crates | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | - | 22 | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Herrings, tinned | 200 cases | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Hams | 135 boxes, &c. | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lobster, tinned | 50 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lard | 355 boxes | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |||
| Loganberries | 466 cases | 11 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 15 | Yes | - | 7 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Mutton | 7,044 carcases | 901 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | Yes | - | 2 | 5 | Released to various firms for soap boiling. |
| Milk, evaporated | 36 cases | - | 12 | 3 | 12 | - | 12 | 3 | 12 | Yes | - | 1 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Meat scraps | 86 bags | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | Exported | |||
| Macaroni | 40 boxes | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nuts | 1 case | - | - | 1 | 27 | - | - | 1 | 27 | Yes | - | 1 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Ox tails, tinned | 50 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Oranges | 25 boxes | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Offal | 13,580 cases, &c. | 446 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Yes | — | 4 | 19 | 39 tons 2 cwt. 2 qrs. 22 lbs. released to various firms for soap boiling, and 2 qrs. 12 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Onions | 30 boxes, 38 bags. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 1 | - | Destroyed on refuse barage. |
| Pork | 13,844 carcases, 220 bales, &c. | 540 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Yes | — | 1 | 15 | Released to various firms for soap boiling. |
| Prunes, dried | 50 boxes | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Plums, tinned | 1,517 cases | 40 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | Yes | - | 8 | 6 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Peaches, tinned | 860 cases | 21 | 13 | 3 | 12 | — | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pineapple, tinned | 1,306 cases | 34 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | - | 3 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Plum, pulp | 4 casks | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | - | - | - | - | — | |||
| Potatoes | 175 bags | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pears, tinned | 355 cases | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pork and Beans, tinned | 50 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | - | - | - | - | — | |||
| Peas | 207 bags | 4 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Yes | - | 1 | - | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Peaches | 1 crate, 2 baskets | - | - | 3 | 16 | - | - | 3 | 16 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Carried forward | 4562 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 203 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 204 | 69 | ||||