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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 1927
[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. | 2496 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 138 | 8 | ||||
| Egg albumen | 6 cases | _ | 12 | 0 | 0 | _ | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | – | 1 | – | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Egg yolk ... | 6 casks | 1 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 16 | Yes | – | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Fowls | 2,168 boxes and crates | 39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | Yes | — | 5 | 1 | Released to Smithfield Animal Products Co. for soap boiling. |
| Fruit, assorted | 1,761 cases | 39 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 24 | Yes | – | 25 | 2 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Flour | 335 bags | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | – | — | — | Released for animal food. |
| Figs | 45 bags | - | 5 | 2 | 14 | — | — | – | — | – | — | |||
| Gooseberries, tinned | 58 cases | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | — | — | – | — | — | — | |||
| Gooseberry pulp | 40 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | – | — | — | — | |||
| Greengages | 250 packages | 2 | 13 | 2 | 16 | – | – | 2 | 16 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Grapes | 1 billot | — | – | – | 12 | – | – | –_ | 12 | Yes | – | 1 | – | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Herrings, tinned | 236 cases | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | — | |||
| Hams | 258 boxes | 54 | 9 | 1 | 10 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | — | |||
| Heads, Ox | 30 heads | _ | 5 | 1 | 12 | _ | – | – | — | – | — | |||
| Ice Cream mixture | 48 tins | _ | 3 | 1 | 20 | _ | 3 | 1 | 20 | Yes | – | 1 | – | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Lard | 659 boxes | 16 | 12 | 3 | 20 | – | – | – | — | — | — | |||
| Loganberries, tinned | 352 cases | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | – | 18 | 0 | 24 | Yes | — | 3 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Lobster, tinned | 66 cases | — | 18 | 0 | 4 | — | — | – | — | — | — | |||
| Lemons | 40 boxes | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | — | — | — | |||
| Mutton | Carcases, &c. | 1074 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 22 | Yes | – | 12 | 5 | Released to the Smithfield Animal Products Co. for soap boiling. |
| Mutton, tinned | 48 cases | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | – | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Offal | – | 88 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Yes | – | 7 | – | Released for soap boiling. |
| Oranges | 675 boxes | 19 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Yes | — | 3 | 1 | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Peaches, tinned | 985 cases | 26 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Yes | — | 2 | _ | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Pineapple, tinned | 1,214 cases | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | Yes | – | 6 | _ | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Pork | 792 carcases | 27 | 19 | 1 | 12 | _ | _ | 2 | 12 | Yes | – | 1 | – | Released for soap boiling. |
| Prunes, dried | 494 boxes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | _ | _ | — | 1 | _ | Released for sorting. | |||
| Pears, tinned | 780 cases | 20 | 14 | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | 0 | 8 | Yes | 1 | – | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |
| Pork and Beans, tinned | 51 cases | _ | 18 | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | Yes | – | 2 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Plums, tinned | 438 cases | 11 | 15 | 1 | 16 | _ | 3 | 2 | 0 | Yes | — | 2 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Peas, tinned | 84 cases | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | – | — | — | — | |||
| Pork, salted | 1 barrel | _ | 1 | 3 | 4 | _ | — | – | — | — | — | |||
| Plums | 1,318 packages | 12 | 16 | 3 | 14 | _ | 16 | 3 | 14 | Yes | — | 10 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Peaches | 270 packages | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | _ | 1 | 2 | 26 | Yes | — | 3 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Babbits | 2,102 crates | 57 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | Yes | — | 4 | — | Released for soap boiling. |
| Raspberry pulp | 2,228 cases | 60 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 16 | Yes | — | 3 | 2 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Raspberries, tinned | 554 cases | 15 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Raisins, dried | 130 boxes | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Redcurrants | 25 boats | _ | 5 | 1 | 12 | — | — | i | 24 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Salmon, tinned | 2,124 cases | 45 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 12 | Yes | — | 22 | 2 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Soup, tinned | 114 cases | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | Yes | — | 10 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Carried forward | 4200 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 229 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 269 | 23 | ||||