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Southwark 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 34
Table showing the total quantity of Foodstuffs examined at the wharves during the year 1927, the quantity found to be unsound, the notices served
and the method of disposal of the unsound portion.
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. 1 | Notices served. | How unsound portion disposed of. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Weight. | (a) Detention. | (b) Release | |||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | |||||||
| Apricots, tinned | 1,306 cases | 30 | 19 | 3 | 2 | - | 19 | 1 | 4 | Yes | — | 4 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apples | 178 boxes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Asparagus, tinned | 665 cases | 14 | 4 | 3 | 20 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apricots, dried | 276 boxes | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Apricot pulp | 50 cases | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Apple juice... | 84 tins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apples, tinned | 602 cases | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Apricots | 3,250 crates | 33 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Yes | — | 11 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Beef, tinned | 4,828 cases | 155 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 18 | Yes | — | 38 | 3 | 13 tons 16 cwt 3 qrs. 2 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot and 3 tons 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 16 lbs. were released for soap boiling and pig feeding. |
| Beef | 3,945 joints, 577 bags | 134 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 6 | Yes | — | 7 | 1 | 12 tons 14 cwt 3 qrs. 6 lbs. were released for soap boiling and 2 cwt. 2 qrs. were destroyed at Manor Place Depot. |
| Bacon | 2,188 bales, 65 boxes | 242 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |||
| Beans, tinned | 42 cases | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Blackcurrant pulp | 337 cases | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Beef, salted | 6 barrels | — | 10 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Blackcurrants | 700 packages | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 12 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Beef fat | 50 boxes | — | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Butter | 18 tubs | — | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Condensed milk | 6,170 cases, 3 barrels | 109 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 14 | Yes | — | 51 | — | 27 tons 18 cwt. 1 qr. 20 lbs. were released for soap boiling, and 5 tons 9 cwt. 1 qr. 22 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Cheese | 1,268 crates | 56 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | Yes | — | 4 | 3 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Crayfish, tinned | 30 cases | — | 12 | 3 | 12 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Crab, tinned | 288 cases | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Cherries, tinned | 375 cases | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Caviare | 1 barrel, 10 casks | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Currants | 158 boxes | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Cherries | 350 billots | 3 | 10 | 1 | 20 | — | 3 | 0 | 6 | yes | — | 3 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Capsicum | 1 crate | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Casings, hog | 24 casks | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Ducks | 60 boxes, 113 cases | 2 | 18 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Dates | 56 boxes | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Egg liquid, frozen | 3,876 cases, &c. * | 1181 | 14 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | *1,169 tons still under " stop." | |||
| Eggs | 189 cases | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 10 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Egg liquid | 4,299 casks | 448 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Released to Hamburg for cattle feeding. |
| Carried forward | 2496 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 138 | 8 | ||||