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St Pancras 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Unsound Food Condemned and Destroyed.
During the year 1947, the undermentioned unsound or diseased food was surrendered by the owners and dealt with by the Food Inspectors. Wherever possible the food was used for cattle feeding.
| Articles. | Quantity. | Articles. | Quantity. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Pulp | 9 galls + 38 lbs. | Lobsters | 20 lb. |
| Bacon | 23 lbs. | Macaroni | 48 lbs. |
| Beef | 1,922 lbs. | Margarine | 1½ lbs. |
| Biscuits | 38 lbs. | Meat Pies | 1,113 |
| Black Pudding | 1 carton. | Mussels | 5 cwt. |
| Bread | 389 loaves. | Mutton | 5 lbs. |
| Bread Pudding | 67 portions. | Onions | 6 half bags. |
| Brisket of Beef | 4 lbs. | Oranges | 374 lb. |
| Broccoli | 18 bags. | Ovaltine | 22 lb. |
| Brussel Sprouts | 290 bags. | Ox-Tongue | 48 lb. |
| „ Tops | 94 „ | Parsley | 15 bags. |
| Butter | l½ lbs. | Parsnips | 64 bags. |
| Butter beans | 212 lbs. | Pearl Barley | 2,742 lbs. |
| Cabbages | 10 bags. | Pears | 203 boxes. |
| Cake | 133 lbs. | Peas | 39 lbs. |
| Cakes | 70 | Pickles | 49 jars, 10 cartons |
| Cake Mixture | 55 lbs. | Pigeons | 30 lbs. |
| Calves Heads | 24 lbs. | Pigs plucks | 112 lbs. |
| Canned Food | 8,475 tins. | „ kidneys | 20 lbs. |
| Cauliflowers | 191 bags. | Pork Luncheon Meat | 17 lbs. |
| Celery | 360 Rolls. | Pork Pies | 190 lbs. |
| Cereals | 13 lbs. | Pork Roll | 3 lbs. |
| Cheese | 10½ lbs. | Porridge Oats | 5 cwts. |
| Cherries | 20 cases. | Potatoes | 377 cwt. + 233 bags |
| Chestnuts | 21 lbs. | Prunes | 155 lbs. |
| Chicken | 2.l3½ lbs. + 7 crates. | Rabbits | 120 lbs. + 4 sacks |
| Chocolate | 33¾ lbs. | +5 crates. | |
| ,, beans | 36 lbs. | Rice Substitute | 31 lbs. |
| Cocoa | 21 lbs. | Rolled Oats | 19 lbs. |
| Confectionery | 17 lbs. | Sausages | 534 lbs. |
| Corned Beef | 1,822 lbs. | Sausage Meat | 28 lbs. |
| Crumpets | 750 | Semolina | 42 lbs. |
| Dates | 352½ lbs. | Shredded Suet | 20 lbs. |
| Ducks | 1 crate. | Shrimps | 3 cases. |
| Eggs | 255 | Soft Drink (cone) | 1 Gall. |
| Egg Powder | 1½ lbs. | Soup Powder | 35 cartons. |
| Fish | 3,195 stone. | Strawberries | 5 crates. |
| Fishcakes | 105 | Sugar | 286 lbs. |
| Flaked Barley | 73 lbs. | Swedes | 400 bags. |
| Flour | 227 lbs. | "Swephat" | 112 lbs. |
| Galantine | 12½ lbs. | Syrup | 8 lbs. |
| Gherkins | 463 lbs. | Tangerines | 50 boxes. |
| Ham | 18 lbs. | Tarts | 70 |
| Hares | 1 carton. | Tea | ¾ lb. |
| Ice Cream Powder | 300 lbs. | Tomatoes | 40 lbs. |
| Jam | 344 lbs. | Tripe | 25 lbs. |
| Lamb | 13 1b. | Turkey | 14 lbs. |
| Lettuces | 172 crates. | Veal and Ham Pie | 72 lbs. |
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