Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Article. | Description of Packages. | Where from. | General Range of Weight of Packages. | Quantity. |
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Miscellaneous—(continued). | ||||
Cocoa Butter | Packages | Holland and America | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 10,238 |
Condensed Milk | Casks | Holland | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 7,411 |
Confectionery | Packages | ,, | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. | 385 |
Curry Powder | — | India | 1 cwt. | 5 |
Desiccated Cocoanut. | Bags | Ceylon | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. 18 lbs. | 5,930 |
Drained Cherries | Packages | Italy | 2S lbs.—1 cwt. | 286 |
Frozen Ducks | Cases | America | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 10 |
Frozen Fish | Packages | ,, | 1 cwt.—3 cwts. | 349 |
Fruit and Lemon | Casks | Spain, Italy and | 3 cwts.—4 cwts. | 2,182 |
Juice. | America. | |||
Fruit Pulp | ,, | Holland and Spain | 4 cwts. | 16,198 |
Glands | Casks | Holland | 1 cwt.—3 cwts. | 2 |
Honey | Casks, Cases | America | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 239 |
Jam | Cases | Australia | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 15 |
Lemon Juice | — | Italy | 1 cwt. | 13 |
Powder. | ||||
Liquorice | Packages | Italy | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 1,644 |
Milk Sugar | ,, | Holland | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 105 |
Olives (in Brine) | Casks | Spain | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 60 |
Orange Peel | — | ,, | 14 lbs. | 14 |
Peel (in Brine) | Casks | ,, | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 42 |
Pepper | — | ,, | 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 16 lbs. | 60 |
Poultry | — | Holland | 24 lbs.—56 lbs | 4,483 |
Rabbits | Cases | ,, | 1 cwt. | 406 |
Salmon | Casks | America | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 10 |
Sugar Candy | Packages | Holland | 28 lbs.—56 lbs. | 400 |
Vegetable Powder | ,, | „ | 1 cwt. 2 qrs. | 1,591 |
Yeast | ,, | ,, | 28 lbs.—56 lbs. | 5,440 |
UNSOUND FOOD SURRENDERED AT RIVERSIDE WHARVES AND WAREHOUSES. As a result of the daily inspection of City Wharves, 63½ loads of unsound food were removed from these places during the year by the Cleansing Department. The material so disposeu of cumprised .—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
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Condensed Milk | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Dried Fruit | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Fresh Fruit | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
Fruit Juice | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
Tinned Fruit Pulp | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Tinned Fruit, Vegetables and Fish | 41 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
Nuts | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Vegetables | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Miscellaneous | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
Total | 79 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
The following were released for animal feeding and manufacturing purposes under guarantee :—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
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1 Cask Full Cream Condensed Milk | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
92 Cases Full Cream Condensed Milk | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
228 Cases Skimmed Condensed Milk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
12 Bags Nutmegs | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
166 Boxes Dried Apricots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
The following were destroyed at the wharves or by private contractors under proper supervision :-
2,592 Boxes Prunes | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 Boxes Grape Fruit | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
98 Boxes Lemons | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
184 Boxes Oranges | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
117 Boxes Pears | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
10 Crates Lettuce | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2 Casks Fruit Juice | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
69 Casks Condensed Milk | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1 tin Cucumbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
1,230 Cases Tinned Meats | 36 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
Total | 96 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
Grand Total | 184 | 3 | l | 25 |