London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1936
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous—(continued). | ||||
| Chocolate | Packages | Holland | 50 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 969 |
| Citrons (in Brine) | Casks | Spain | 4 cwts. | 25 |
| Cocoa Butter | Packages | Holland and America | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 10,021 |
| Condensed Milk | Casks | Holland | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 4,593 |
| Confectionery | Packages | Holland and Russia | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 2,430 |
| Frozen Fish | )) | Canada | 56 lbs.—2 cwts. | 400 |
| Chutney | )) | India | 1 cwt.—3 cwts. | 527 |
| Curry | )) | )) | 1 cwt. | 63 |
| Sterilized Cream | Drums | Holland | 56 lbs. | 873 |
| Fruit and Lemon Juice. | Casks | Spain, Italy and America. | 3 cwts.—4 cwts. | 3,428 |
| Fruit Pulp | )) | Holland, Spain and | 4 cwts. | 6,431 |
| )) | Russia. | |||
| Honey | Casks, Cases | America | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 21 |
| Liquorice | Packages | Italy | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 1,119 |
| Drained Citrons | Spain | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 60 | |
| Pepper | Dutch E. Indies, Holland and Sarawak. | 1 cwt. 1 qr.— 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 16 lbs. | 2,449 | |
| Desiccated Cocoanut. | Ceylon | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. 18 lbs. | 7,167 | |
| Shrimps | Packages | Holland | 1 cwt. | 2 |
| Peel (in Brine) | Casks | Spain | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 453 |
| Poultry | Holland | 12 lbs.—56 lbs. | 1,872 | |
| Sugar Candy | Packages | )) | 28 lbs.—56 lbs. | 400 |
| Casings | Casks, Cases | )) | 56 lbs.—3 cwts. | 1,294 |
| Rabbits | Cases | )) | 1 cwt. | 219 |
| Tongues (Salted) | Casks | )) | 3 cwts.—4 cwts. | 504 |
| Vegetable Powder | Packages | )) | 1 cwt. 2 qrs. | 1,653 |
| Yeast | ,, | )) | 28 lbs.—56 lbs. | 15,048 |
| Mussels | — | )) | 1 cwt. | 1,347 |
| Wild Fowl | — | )) | 40 lbs.—56 lbs | 80 |
unsound food surrendered at riverside wharves and warehouses. As a result of the daily inspection of City Wharves, 101 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. | Lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Condensed Milk | 32 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Confectionery | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dried Fruit | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Fresh Fruit | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Fruit Juice and Pulp (Casks) | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tinned Fruit Pulp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tinned Fruit, Vegetables and Fish | 49 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| Tinned Meat | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nuts (Various) | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Vegetables | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 152 | 16 | 3 | 5 |
The following were destroyed at the wharves or by private contractors under proper
| supervision :— | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 950 Boxes Oranges | 47 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Boxes Grape Fruit | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 Boxes Lemons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 Baskets and 496 Bags Potatoes | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 166 Bags Onions | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Cask Grape Fruit Juice | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Casks Raspberry Pulp | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 Cases Black Currants | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 291 Boxes Prunes | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Casks Vegetables in Brine | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 102 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
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