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 1937
[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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I inked Goods—(continued). | ||||||
| Vegetables in Brine | Casks | Holland and Spain | 3 cwts.—5 cwts. | 7,724 | ||
| Vegetables (Dried) | Packages | Holland | 3 qrs. | 14 | ||
| Ginger (Preserved) | Cases, Casks | China | 30 lbs.—3 cwts. | 12,584 | ||
| Miscellaneous— | ||||||
| Block Condensed Milk. | Casks | Holland | 56 lbs. | 670 | ||
| Biscuits | Packages | 1 cwt.-—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 86 | |||
| Curry Powder | India | 1 cwt. | 622 | |||
| Carrawav Seeds | Bags | Holland | 1 cwt. 1 qr. | 1,443 | ||
| Cherries (in Brine | Casks | Italy | 2 cwts.—4 cwts. | 252 | ||
| Chocolate | Packages | Holland | 50 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 394 | ||
| Citrons (in Brine) | Casks | Spain | 4 cwts. | 187 | ||
| Cocoa Butter | Packages | Holland and America | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 6,059 | ||
| Condensed Milk | Casks | Holland | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 4,992 | ||
| Confectionery | Packages | Holland | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 748 | ||
| Chicory | Dutch East Indies | 1 cwt. 1 qr. | 300 | |||
| Chutney | India | 1 cwt.—3 cwts. | 598 | |||
| Catsup | .... | 55 | ||||
| Jam | Casks | .... | 63 | |||
| Fish | Cases | Greenland and Iceland | 6 lbs.—3 cwts | 50 | ||
| Fruit and Lemon Juice. | Casks | Spain, Italy and America. | 3 cwts.—15 cwts. | 2,561 | ||
| Fruit Pulp | ,, | Holland, Spain and Latvia. | 4 cwts.—6 cwts. | 6,357 | ||
| Honey | Casks, Cases | America, Bulgaria and Holland. | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 847 | ||
| Liquorice | Packages | Italy and America | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 759 | ||
| Desiccated Cocoa | nut | Ceylon | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. 18 lbs. | 10,790 | ||
| Corn Flakes | Canada | 18 lbs. | 15,100 | |||
| Shellfish | Holland | 1 cwt. | 7,780 | |||
| Sterilized Cream | Drums | ,, | 56 lbs. | 560 | ||
| Pepper | Packages | Dutch East Indies, Holland and Sarawak | 1 cwt. 1 qr.—1 cwt. 2 16 lbs. | qrs. | 2,427 | |
| Peel (in Brine) | Casks | Spain and Italy | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 148 | ||
| Poultry | Holland | 12 lbs.—56 lbs | 2,123 | |||
| Sugar Candy | Packages | ,, | 28 lbs.—56 lbs | 200 | ||
| Casings | Casks, Cases | Holland and South America. | 56 lbs.—4 cwts. | 1,838 | ||
| Rabbits | Cases | Holland | 1 cwt. | 114 | ||
| Vegetable Powde | Packages | ,, | 1 cwt. 2 qrs. | 1,175 | ||
| Yeast | ,, | 28 lbs.—56 lbs | 12,084 | |||
| Wild Fowl | Cases | ,, | 40 lbs.—56 lbs | 253 | ||
| Shrimps | ,, | ,, | 1 cwt. | 34 | ||
| Malted Milk | ,, | ,, | 56 lbs.—2 cwts. | 128 | ||
| Spaghetti | ,, | Italy | 40 lbs. | 500 | ||
| Orange Skins | ,, | Spain | 4 cwts.—5 cwts. | 37 | ||
| Vegetable Extrac | — | Holland | 56 lbs. | 130 | ||
Removed by Cleansing Department.
| Article. | Reason for Destruction. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condensed Milk | Old and unsound stock | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Dried Fruit | Mouldy and fermented. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Eggs | Decomposed | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Fresh Fruit | ,, | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fresh Vegetables | ,, | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruit Juice and Pulp (casks) | Fermented and mouldy | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tinned Fruit, Vegetables and Fish | Blown and leaky | 65 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Tinned Meat | Blown and pierced | 2 | 17 | 3 | 9 |
| Vegetables in Brine (casks) | Mouldy | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous | Old and unsound stock | 2 | 18 | 3 | 12 |
| Total | 109 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
Destroyed at Wharf under Supervision.
| Article. | Reason for Destruction. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,390 Boxes Oranges | Decomposed | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Boxes Grapefruit | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 162 Boxes Lemons | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 Bag Almonds | Mouldy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 Casks Fruit Juice and Pulp | Fermented and mouldy | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Boxes Dried Apricots | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 Bags Gooseberries | Bilge water damage | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 81 | 19 | 0 | 15 |