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Southwark 1926
[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 | 1734 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 117 | 5 | ||||
| Dates | 60 boxes | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | — | - | - | - | ||||
| Egg liquid | 10,394 casks | 1340 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 3 | 1 | 4 tons 19 cwt. were were released to Messrs. Case & Co., Frome, Somerset, for leather dressing and 6 cwt. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Eggs | 373 cases | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 17 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Egg liquid, frozen | 238 tins | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| Egg liquid, tinned | 1,567 tins | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 20 | Yes | — | 2 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Egg Yolk, dried | 18 cases | 1 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 16 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Evaporated Milk | 68 cases | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | Yes | — | 5 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |
| Fruit, tinned | 964 cases | 24 | 17 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 8 | Yes | — | 24 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Flour | 45 bags | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Fowls | 1,028 boxes, 347 cases | 22 | 16 | 0 | 20 | — | - | 1 | 20 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Geese | 4 cases | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | Yes | - | 1 | — | Released to Smithfield Animal Products Co. for soap boiling. |
| Greengages | 118 billots, 7 crates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | 3 | 0 | 12 | Yes | — | 3 | Destroyed on premises where found. | |
| Grapes | 8 crates, 1 box | - | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 4 | Yes | — | 2 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Hams | 163 boxes | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Herrings | 247 cases | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Honey | 154 casks | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Ice Cream mixture | 12 tins | - | - | 3 | 12 | - | - | 3 | 12 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Jam, tinned | 96 cases | 2 | 11 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lobster, tinned | 65 cases | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lard | 998 boxes | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Loganberries | 495 cases | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Yes | — | 8 | 2 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Lemons | 422 cases | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | — | 2 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Mutton | 11,458 carcases, &c. | 207 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 23 | Yes | — | 6 | 1 | Released to Smithfield Animal Products Co. for soap boiling. |
| Milk, dried | 220 cases | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Macaroni | 50 boxes | - | 8 | 3 | 20 | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Mustard, French | 2 cases | — | 3 | 12 | - | - | 3 | 12 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |
| Offal | 2,646 bags, 1002 boxes, 911 cases 120 crates | 103 | 1 | 1 | 9 | *187 | 17 | 1 | 27 | Yes | - | 6 | - | 17 tons 5 cwt. 27 lbs. were released to various firms for soap boiling and cattle feeding. 1 cwt. 1 qr. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. *Of this amount 170 tons 11 cwt. were inspected during 1925 and placed under "stop." They were released during the current year to various firms for soap boiling and cattle feeding. |
| Onions | 25 boxes | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Pears, tinned | 605 cases | 15 | 15 | 1 | 12 | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Peaches, tinned | 764 cases | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | 24 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Pineapple, tinned | 898 cases | 23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | Yes | — | 4 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |
| Carried forward | 3691 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 205 | 12 | ||||