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City of London 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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FOOD PRODUCTS CONDEMNED AT COLD STORES.
| Article. | No. | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause for Destruction. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon (Pieces) | .... | .... | British | Decomposed | 0 | 14 | 2 | 15 | |
| Beef (Quarters) | 49 | .... | New Zealand | ” | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| ” ” | 18 | .... | Argentine | ” | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | |
| ” ” | 21 | .... | Brazil | ” | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| ” ” | 4 | .... | Australia | ” | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | |
| ,, (Pieces) | .... | .... | British | ” | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | New Zealand | ” | 15 | 14 | 1 | 19 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | Argentine | ” | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | Australia | ” | 68 | 11 | 0 | 20 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | Brazil | ” | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Brains (Beef) | .... | .... | Argentine | ” | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Calves (Carcases) | 34 | .... | New Zealand | ” | 1 | 11 | 0 | 27 | |
| ” ” | 50 | .... | Argentine | ” | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | |
| Cheeks (Sheep's) | 217 | Bags | New Zealand | ” | 9 | 10 | 3 | 12 | |
| Chickens | 1 | Cases | U.S.A | ” | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Feet (Ox) | .... | Bags | Argentine | ” | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Fish (Various) | .... | Boxes | British | ” | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| ” ” | .... | ” | Canada | ” | 6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | |
| Fruit (Tins) | 163 | Cases | U.S.A | ” | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| Geese | 60 | ” | Holland | ” | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| Hearts (Sheep's) | .... | Bags | New Zealand | ” | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| ” Ox) | .... | ” | Argentine | ” | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | |
| „ (Calves) | .... | ” | ” | 0 | 7 | 1 | 23 | ||
| (Ox) | 100 | ” | Australia | ” | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6 | |
| Lambs (Carcases) | 154 | ” | New Zealand | ” | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| ” ” | 158 | ” | Chili | ” | 2 | 15 | 2 | 14 | |
| „ (Pieces) | .... | .... | New Zealand | ” | 4 | 18 | 3 | 16 | |
| Livers (Sheep's) | .... | .... | ” | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| .... | .... | Argentine | ” | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Mutton (Carcases) | 6026 | .... | New Zealand | ” | 141 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
| ” ” | 160 | .... | Chili | ” | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 122 | .... | Argentine | ” | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||
| ” ” | 22 | .... | Australia | ” | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | |
| ” (Pieces) | .... | .... | British | ” | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | New Zealand | ” | 37 | 17 | 3 | 11 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | Chili | ” | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | Argentine | ” | 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | Australia | ” | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| „ (Carcases) | 10 | .... | New Zealand | Brine Stain | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | |
| Offal (Various) | .... | .... | Argentine | Decomposed | 15 | 15 | 1 | 9 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | British | ” | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | |
| „ (Sheep's) | .... | .... | Australia | ” | 3 | 15 | 3 | 12 | |
| Pork (Carcases) | 1 | .... | British | ” | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
| ” ” | 93 | .... | Argentine | ” | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| ” ” | 2 | ... | South Africa | ” | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| ” ” | 2 | .... | U.S.A | Diseased | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| „ (Pieces) | .... | .... | Argentine | Decomposed | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
| Poultry (Various) | .... | Cases | British | ” | 1 | 14 | 2 | 25 | |
| Rabbits | 160 | ” | Australia | ” | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tails (Ox) | .... | .... | Argentine | ” | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| ” ” | .... | .... | New Zealand | ” | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | |
| Tongues „ | 309 | Bags | Argentine | Diseased | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| ,, (Sheep's) | .... | ” | ” | Decomposed | 0 | 15 | 0 | 21 | |
| Turkeys | .... | Cases | Hungary | ” | 0 | 18 | 2 | 27 | |
| Tins of Meat | 10 | Cases | Argentine | ” | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Tins of Meat (Various) | 70 | ” | .... | ” | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | |
| Veal (Pieces) | .... | .... | British | ” | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |
| Venison (Pieces) | .... | .... | ” | ” | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 420 | 9 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Total condemned in the Year 1920 | = 537 tons, | 17 cwts., | 2 qrs., | 8 lbs. | |||||
| „ 1921 | = 420 „ | 9 „ | 0 „ | 18 „ | |||||
| Decrease | 117 „ | 8 „ | 1 „ | 18 „ | |||||