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Southwark 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
TABLE 33.
Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs examined during the year 1927 by the several Inspectors throughout the Borough (The amount shown in
this table is in addition to the total shown in Table 34.)
| 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. | ||||||
| Apricots | 40 bottles | - | - | - | 20 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||||||||||||
| Apples | 24 packages | - | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 boxes | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 boxes | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||||||
| Asparagus, tinned | 1 case | - | - | 1 | 20 | 1 case | - | - | 1 | 20 | 1 case | - | - | 1 | 20 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Apricots | 15 crates | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 crates | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 crates | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Apricot pulp | 45 tins | - | 16 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bacon | Bales, sides, &c. | 82 | 4 | 3 | 27 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lbs. were released for soap boiling and 2 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |||
| Beef | Joints, &c. | 81 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 18 pieces | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 pieces | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | |||
| Blackcurrants | 48 baskets | _ | 5 | 2 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beef paste | 6 gross | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bananas | 142 crates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 crates | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100 crates | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Brussel sprouts | 34 bags | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 34 bags | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 34 bags | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Beef, tinned | 167 tins | - | 11 | 1 | 13 | 144 tins | - | 6 | 1 | 23 | 144 tins | — | 6 | 1 | 23 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Beef powder | 126 cases | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beef extract | 478 cases | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Casings, Sheeps' | 6 barrels | — | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Condensed milk | 21 cases, &c. | - | 10 | 0 | 5 | 170 tins | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 170 tins | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Crabs | 2 barrels | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 barrels | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 barrels | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Cherries | 15 sieves, &c. | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 sieves | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 sieves | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Cauliflowers | 46 crates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 46 crates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 46 crates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Carried forward | 190 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||