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Description of Total Number of General Range of
Article. Where from. Packages. Packages. Weight of Packages.
Vegetables in Brine Russia, Spain and HolCasks 7,210 3 cwts.—4 cwts.
land.
Miscellaneous :—
Cocoa Butter Holland Packages 2,362 1 cwt.—2 cwts.
Liquorice Italy and Holland „ 559 1 cwt.—2 cwts.
Fruit Pulp Holland, Italy and Casks 9,772 4 cwts.
Spain.
Confectionery Holland, Turkey Packages 16,241 28 lbs.—1 cwt.
Russia and Italy.
Biscuits Holland „ 4,751 1 cwt.—1 cwt. 2 qrs.
Sugar Candy „ „ 3,308 28 lbs.—56 lbs.
Rabbits Holland and Belgium Cases 2,515 1 cwt. 2 qrs.
Milk Sugar Holland Packages 150 28 lbs.—1 cwt.
Honey Holland, Spain and Cases 578 1 cwt.—2 cwts.
Bulgaria.
Carraway Seeds Holland Bags 1,233 1 cwt. 1 qr.
Drained Cherries Italy and Canada Packages 324 28 lbs.—1 cwt.
Crispbread Sweden Cases 30,200 1 cwt.—2 cwts.
Tongues (Salted) Holland Casks 6 1 cwt.—3 cwts.
Fresh Cream „ Drums 234 56 lbs.—120 lbs.
Candied Peel Italy and Spain Cases 100 56 lbs.—1 cwt.
Citrons in Brine „ ,, Casks 52 4 cwts.
Block Condensed Holland Packages 12 56 lbs.
Milk.
Orange Peel Spain and Italy Casks 120 2 cwts.—4 cwts.
Lemon Skins „ „ „ 70 2 cwts.—4 cwts.
Onion Powder Holland Cases 200 1 cwt. 2 qrs.
Carrot Powder „ „ 54 1 cwt. 2 qrs.
UNSOUND FOOD SURRENDERED AT RIVERSIDE WHARVES.
As a result of the daily inspection of City wharves, 128 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 34 1 0
Condensed Milk (removed at request of owners) 2 9 2
Fruit (various) 42 1 2
Vegetables (various) 73 7 0
Fruit Pulp 3 4 3
Dried Fruit 4 12 3
Vegetables in Brine 2 0 0
Miscellaneous 10 16 3
Total 172 13 1
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
floors being let as shops. The Buildings contain 501 rooms, arranged in 241 tenements, and
are occupied by 738 persons, compared with 751 in 1928. 80 per cent, are adults and 20 per
cent, children (under 14 years).
In addition to these Artizans' Dwellings, the Corporation, in connection with a slum
clearance scheme, erected :—
(1) In December, 1927, a block of buildings, Bearsted House, in Hutchison Street,
which contains 88 rooms, arranged in 24 tenements, and housing at the end of 1929 106
persons (91 per cent, adults and 9 per cent, children).
(2) In January, 1929, a similar block of buildings, Dutton House, in New Street,
containing 52 rooms, arranged in 16 tenements, and housing at the end of 1929 66 persons
(53 per cent. adults and 47 per cent. children).
There are 7 shops, each with a basement, in Bearsted House, and 8 shops, similarly
provided with a basement, in Dutton House.
The number of births was 7, viz. : 4 males and 3 females. The birth-rate was 7.7 per
1,000, which is 1.5 per 1,000 above the average for the previous five years.
The death rate for 1929 was 12.1 per 1,000 per annum.