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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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UNSOUND FOOD
During the year 166 tons 5 cwts. 3 lbs. of food examined at
wharves, warehouses and shops were found unfit for human consumption
and disposed of as follows:—
Food condemned at wharves and warehouses :—
| Tons | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | — | 4 | 22 | |
| Poultry | 1 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Offal | — | 1 | — | 15 |
| Meat Products | 17 | 15 | — | 15 |
| Bacon | — | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| Cooked Hams | 6 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Fish | — | — | 1 | 17 |
| Canned Fish | — | 15 | 3 | — |
| Canned Fruit | 18 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| Fruit | 30 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Dried Fruit | 1 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| Purees | 27 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| Vegetables | 3 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| Canned Vegetables | 3 | 16 | 3 | 16 |
| Fats | 1 | 17 | — | — |
| Egg Albumen | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Canned Milk | 5 | 17 | 1 | 22 |
| Cereals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Preserves | — | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Cake Mixtures | — | 16 | — | — |
| Salad Cream | — | — | — | 12 |
| Canned Soup | — | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Confectionery | 1 | 3 | — | 25 |
| 135 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
Food released for Animal Feeding:—
| Dried Fruit | 1 | 2 | — | 26 |
| Meat Products | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Gammon | — | 10 | — | 11 |
| 6 | 16 | — | 19 |
Food released for Technical Purposes:—
| Meat | 12 | 14 | — | 25 |
| Offal | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| Bacon | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| Cooked Hams | — | — | — | 22 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 7 |