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City of London 1938

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

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Table: Unsound Meat, Etc., Removed from the Cold Stores.—continued.

Unsound Meat, Etc., Removed from the Cold Stores.—continued.

Article.No.How Packed.Origin*Cause of Destruction.Tons.Cwts.Qrs.Lbs.
-Brought forward01319
Glands33BoxesArgentine „Store Damage04126
„1„Decomposed0005
„14CasesAustralia„0428
„10Tins„„00020
Fish (Oysters)2Boxes„„00026
Mutton (Brains)334„Argentine„01710
„ (Carcases)11....„C. L. A.04221
„5....AustraliaC. L. A.0516
„ „4....New ZealandC. L. A.01211
„ „3....ChileC. L. A.01210
„ „189....ArgentineVermin Damage43025
„ „5....AustraliaEmaciated01119
„ „1....New ZealandMould Fungi0015
„ „4....Argentine ....Brine Stain01119
„ „1....Australia„00027
„ „4....Chile„0116
„ (Breasts)2....New ZealandAbnormal Odour0004
„ (Legs)6....AustraliaC. L. A.00110
„ „12....ArgentineC. L. A.00012*
„ „4....Brine Stain00321
„ „24....„Ex. Glands0126
„ „2....New ZealandC. L. A.00022
„ (Pieces).......ArgentineVermin Damage8724
„ (Shoulders)12....C. L. A.0*0212
„ „5....AustraliaC. L. A.00025
„ „24....„Brine Stain0100
„ (Sides)1....ArgentineC. L. A.00018
Offal.......United Kingdom.Decomposed01110
Pork (Pieces).......ArgentineVermin Damage00316
„ (Legs)1BagUnitedStore Damage00323
Kingdom.026
„ (Kidneys)16BoxesArgentineDecomposed63
Rabbits15CasesAustralia„01004
Veal (Sides)12....New ZealandBrine Stain0030
„ (Boneless)8Sides„Immature00123
„ „1Bag„Brine Stain01023
Total for 19381616124

Table: SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR UNSOUND CONDITIONS, 1938.

SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR UNSOUND CONDITIONS, 1938.

Country.Beef in lbs.Mutton & Lamb in lbs.Pork in lbs.Veal in lbs.Venison in lbs.Goat in lbs.Bacon in lbs.Offal in lbs.Furred Game.Feathered Game.Tinned Milk.Tinned Meat.Fish in lbs.Cheese in lbs.
Argentine304,90155,7132,57680__1813,38510463114,880——
Australia186,92020,0242,860118——2619,0425,4486161,641—
Austria_79_—————11624—•———
Belgium——————62802,86817—521——
Brazil7,06284—————233———125090
Bulgaria26,88048,34158,59113, 05 4937371,53456,97395,65238,7861,2263,120
Bulgaria Canada— —— —— —— —— —— —104 532— 29_— 21_8 287—— —
Chile3274,364—————112—————1—
China Czechoslavakia— —————— —__25 33—60 62——
Denmark—_—— '——1,446—17——-——
Egypt—————————21————
Finland—————————6————
France—————————1,006————
Germany—————————14—1,454——
Holland—_—_————941—555202351962——
Hungary—————————5,075————
Iceland—_253———————7,331————
Eire1567328,16753——10347,53145,142————
Japan—————————6————
Lithuania—_—_————1,28172————
New Zealand64,55857,9235,971455——9230,3688,593352113953——
Norway Poland—————— —_15 101— 67— 6,647808—648——
Rumania___———————40————
Russia_——————388—11————
South Africa7,388————————————
S. Rhodesia9,028—————————————
Sweden_———————682——65 26——
Uruguay .... U.S. A6,659 10176 —160 115— —— ———396 813— —_— 1640—
Yugoslavia Various42 —— ——————— ——3,286— 4737— 5228
Totals for 1938613,931187,68978,44013,760937375,20915,417166,60557,5811,06116,462260804
Totals for 1937779,874179,95291,92515,5701,1895710,095220,335109,14568,5551,90113,746508452

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