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Southwark 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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25.
Showing the quantity of foodstuffs examined at the wharves,
method of disposal the amount found to be unsound, the Notices served, and the
of the unsound portion.
| (6) Re-lease. | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Q. | c. | Q. | L. | ||||||||||
| Almonds | 890 packages | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| Apples | 100 cases, 1917 boxes | 41 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 6 | Yes | — | 6 | 6 | Barged to sea. |
| Apples, evaporated | 200 boxes | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| Apples, tinned | 201 cases | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | — | |
| Apricots | 5201 crates, 50 boxes | 55 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 6 | Yes | — | 2 | 2 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| — | 2 | 4 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. destroyed on premises where found and 55 tons 3 cwt. 3 qrs. 10 lbs. destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||||||||||
| Apricots, dried | 89 boxes | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Yes | ||||
| Apricot Kernels | 139 bags | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Apricot Pulp | 1196 cases | 59 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | ||
| Bacon | 6556 boxes, 24484 bales | 4976 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||
| — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Beans | 68 cases, 263 crates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Yes | — | — | _ | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Beef | _ | 217 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 21 | |||||
| Beef, tinned | 1840 cases, 1476 tins | 61 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | Yes | — | 8 | 8 | Released for technical purposes. |
| Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||||||||
| Biscuits | 398 cases | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Black-currant Pulp | 50 cases | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | Yes | — | — | — | Do. do. | |
| Butter | 1028 boxes | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Do. do. | |||
| Casings | 93 cases, 31 tierces, 6 cases and 1 keg | 27 | 11 | 0 | 22 4½ | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| — | Yes | 2 | 4 cwt. seized by Inspector and condemned by Magistrate, Tower Bridge Police Court; 12 cwt. destroyed on premises where found. 1 tin destroyed on premises. | |||||||||||
| Caviare | 3 barrels, 1 tin | 3 | 0 | 4½ | Yes | — | ||||||||
| Cereals | 100 packages | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cheese | 460 baskets, 150 bundles, 25 packages | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | Yes | — | 2 | 1 | 11 tons 3 qrs. 12 lbs. released for technical purposes; 2 qrs. 14 lbs. destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Cherries | 100 packages | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| Cherries, glace | 15 cases | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Chicken, tinned | 16 cases, 14 tins | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Coffee | 250 cases | I | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Yes | — | — | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||
| Confectionery | 600 cases, 2 pails | 13 | 1 | 26 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Do. do. | |||||
| Crab, tinned | 250 cases | 5 | 7 | 0 1 | 24 | Yes | — | — | — | Do. do. | ||||
| Currants, black | 77 cases, 1 billot | 9 | 1 | Yes | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Dill Pickles, tinned | 11 cases | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||||||
| Dripping | 1270 crates | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Carried forward | 5607 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 26½ | 31 | 29 | |||||