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City of London 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Article.
Whore from.
Description of
Packages.
Total Number of
Packages.
General Range of
Weight of Packages.
Tinned Goods—
Apricots
California
Cases
3,313
48 lbs.
Fruit Pulp
Spain
„
11,887
100 lbs.
Vegetables
Italy and Spain
,,
15,051
50 lbs.—100 lbs.
Tomatoes
Italy
„
50,817
50 lbs.—100 lbs.
Loganberries
California
„
400
48 lbs.
Cherries
Italy
„
28,480
50 lbs.
Pears
California
„
20,147
48 lbs.
Pines
Singapore
„
5,750
48 lbs.
Peaches
California
„
7,730
48 lbs.
Fruit Salad
,,
„
3,450
48 lbs.
Condensed Milk
Holland
„
. 606,073
48 lbs.
Anchovies
Spain
„
238
56 lbs.
Sardines
Portugal
„
7,578
56 lbs.—1 cwt.
Corned Beef
Argentine
„
13,878
72 lbs.
Crayfish
S. Africa
„
800
48 lbs.
Salmon
U.S.A.
„
4,253
48 lbs.
Macaroni
Italy
„
. 124,561
28 lbs.
Nuts (Various)
Italy, Spain, Turkey
and China.
„
44,695
28 lbs.— 2 cwts.
Milk Powder
Holland
Packages
3,761
50 lbs.—1 cwt.
Milk Sugar
,,
Cases
450
100 lbs.
Ginger (Pres.)
China
Casks and Cases
221
30 lbs.—3 cwts.
Vegetables
(In Brine).
Holland
Casks
4,404
3 cwts.—3 cwts. 2 qrs
Miscellaneous—
Carraway Seeds
Holland
Bags
2,513
1 cwt. 1 qr.
Confectionery
Holland and Turkey.
Packages
8,147
56 lbs.—1 cwt.
Liquorice
Italy
„
1,625
1 cwt.—3 cwts.
Cocoa Butter
Holland
„
6,736
1 cwt.—1 cwt. 2 qrs.
Block Condensed
Switzerland
Cases
200
48 lbs.
Milk
Fruit Pulp
Holland
Casks
608
4 cwts.
Crystallized
Cherries
Italy
Cases
22
2 cwts.
Sugar Candy
Holland
Packages
3,894
28 lbs.—56 lbs.
Egg Yolk
China
Casks
1,665
3 cwts.—4 cwts.
Honey
Holland
Cases
510
1 cwt.
Cream
,,
Churns
122
1 cwt.
Beef Dripping
Argentine
Casks
60
3 cwts, 2 qrs.
Cocoanuts
Ceylon
Bags
1,333
1 cwt.
Dried Orange
Peel
Italy
Cases
15
56 lbs.
Biscuits
Holland
,,
3,976
1 cwt.—1 cwt. 2 qrs.
Caviar
Russia
,,
10
CO lbs.
CONDEMNATION OF FOOD INSPECTED AT RIVERSIDE WHARVES.
As a result of the daily inspections of City Wharves, 110 loads of unsound food
were removed from these places during the year by the Cleansing Department.
The material so disposed of comprised:—
Tons.
cwts.
qrs
Tinned Fruit, Vegetables and Fish
63
18
0
Condensed Milk (removed at request of owners)
10
0
Fruit Pulp
14
12
1
Fruit (various)
10
19
1
Vegetables (various)
33
7
0
Miscellaneous
2
9
3
Total
125
16
1
A portion of the above was removed at the request of the owners.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
Artizans' Dwellings, Stoney Lane, Houndsditch.— These Buildings, erected by the late
Commissioners of Sewers and opened in January, 1885, stand upon ground formerly the
site of several courts and alleys in the Ward of Portsoken.
There are five "blocks" of Dwellings, severally named King's, Queen's, Prince's, North,
and South, designed for occupation by persons of the artizan class, some of the ground