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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs examined during the year 1926 by the several Inspectors throughout the Borough (The amount shown in
this table is in addition to the total shown in Table 36.)
| 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. | ||||||
| Apricot pulp | 18 cases, 115 tins | 1 | 9 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Apricots, tinned | 11 tins | — | — | — | 24 | 11 tins | - | — | — | 24 | 11 tins | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Apples | 47 boxes | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 41 boxes | - | 16 | 0 | 12 | 41 boxes | - | 16 | 0 | 12 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Apple pulp | 4 casks | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bananas | 584 crates | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 441 crates | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 441 crates | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Beef | Quarters, joints, pieces | 81 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 23 pieces | - | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 pieces | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 pieces | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 cwt. the property of Mrs. Needham, i20, Southwark bdge. rd. were seized by the Inspector and condemned by the Magistrate, 22 lbs. were released to Messrs. Knight for soap boiling and 2 cwt. 2 qrs. 15 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. In the case of Mrs. Need-ham a cautionary letter was sent. |
| Beef, salted | 63 pieces | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beans | 10 boats, 2 bags | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 boats | - | - | 2 | 0 | 10 boats | - | - | 2 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Beef extract | 588 cases | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brawn | 5 cases, 4 tins | - | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 cases | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 cases | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Bacon | 359 sides, 331 pieces, &c. | 28 | - | - | 7 | 126 pieces | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 126 pieces | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | 3 qrs. 26 lb. were destroyed at the Council's Depot, and the remainder was released to various firms for soap boiling. | ||||
| Blackcurrants | 25 baskets | _- | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beef, tinned | 92 tins, 4 cases | -- | 6 | 3 | 5 | 92 tins, 4 cases | - | 6 | 3 | 5 | 92 tins, 4 cases | - | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Carried forward | 168 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 19 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||