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 1938
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit (Green)—continued. | ||||
| Melons | Packages | Holland, Spain and Jaffa. | 12 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 95,693 |
| Oranges | Spain, Cyprus, Egypt, Brazil, America and Jaffa. | 3 qrs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 351,521 | |
| Pomegranates | Spain | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 1,794 | |
| Vegetables— | ||||
| Beans | Holland | 40 lbs. | 40,678 | |
| Beetroots | 1 cwt. | 10,448 | ||
| Cabbages | 1 cwt. | 3,220 | ||
| Carrots | 40 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 483,858 | ||
| Cauliflower | 12 lbs.—40 lbs. | 36,170 | ||
| Cucumbers | 12 lbs.—40 lbs. | 11,551 | ||
| Gherkins | 12 lbs.—40 lbs. | 1,225 | ||
| Lettuce | 12 lbs.—40 lbs. | 362,029 | ||
| Onions | Holland, Spain, Cyprus, Egypt, Czecho-Slovakia and Brazil. | 1 cwt. 1 qr.: | 346,855 | |
| Parsnips | Holland | 1 cwt. | 7,366 | |
| Peas | 40 lbs. | 880 | ||
| Potatoes | Holland, St. Malo, Cy prus and Palestine. | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 97,393 | |
| Radishes | Holland | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. | 19,330 | |
| Spinach | 14 lbs.—56 lbs. | 155 | ||
| Sprouts | 100 lbs. | 8,041 | ||
| Tomatoes | Holland, Cyprus and Jaffa. | 12 lbs.—56 lbs. | 909,853 | |
| Sugar | Bags, Cases | Holland | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 1,883 |
| Tea | Packages | India, Ceylon, China and Java. | 1 cwt. | 100,237 |
| Tinned Goods— | ||||
| Anchovies | Cases | Portugal and Spain | 1 cwt., | 5,906 |
| Apples | America and Canada | 50 lbs.—1 cwt. | 42,481 | |
| Apricots | America, Canada and Australia. | 48 lbs. | 32,730 | |
| Asparagus | America and Canada | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 1,730 | |
| Beans | Italy, America and Canada. | 1 cwt. | 1,100 | |
| Black Currants | Latvia and France | 1 cwt. | 704 | |
| Cherries | Canada and Italy | 28 lbs.—48 lbs. | 41,189 | |
| Condensed Milk | Holland | 48 lbs. | 878,928 | |
| Corned Beef | South America and Australia. | 72 lbs. | 66,776 | |
| Fruit Pulp | America, Spain, Holland and Latvia. | 72 lbs.—100 lbs. | 10,549 | |
| Eggs (Frozen) | China | 45 lbs. | 30 | |
| Fruit Salad | America | — | 23,206 | |
| Fruit Syrup | Canada | 60 lbs. | 655 | |
| Grape Fruit | Florida | 50 lbs. | 59,447 | |
| Grapes | Portugal | 48 lbs.—96 lbs. | 508 | |
| Figs | America and Italy | 1 cwt. | 1,265 | |
| Hams | Holland, Denmark and Poland. | 20 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 1,963 | |
| Fish | Holland, Norway, America, Spain and Portugal. | 1 cwt. | 33,680 | |
| Loganberries | America | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 14,619 | |
| Lobster | „ | 50 lbs. | 2,859 | |
| Peaches | America, Canada and Australia. | 48 lbs. | 177,144 | |
| Jam | Australia | 14 lbs.—1 cwt. | 4,139 | |
| Peas | America and Belgium | 48 lbs. | 18,673 | |
| Meat | Australia, New Zealand, S. America and Canada. | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 48,857 | |
| Pears | America, Canada and Australia. | 48 lbs. | 98,190 | |
| Oranges | Japan | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 82,117 | |
| Pines | Singapore, Hawaii, S. Africa and Australia. | 60 lbs. | 207,067 | |
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