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City of London 1938

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UNSOUND FOOD.
Removed by Cleansing Department.
Article. . Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs.
Casks Fruit Pulp 1 3 0 0
Dried Fruit 17 10 2 0
Tinned Condensed Milk 4 1 2 0
„ Egg Yolk 7 1 0 0
,, Fruit Pulp 3 4 3 10
„ Vegetables and Fish 54 19 2 23
„ Meat 0 12 3 12
Fruit and Vegetables 3 12 1 0
Miscellaneous 14 0 1 7
Total 106 5 3 24
Unsound Food Removed by Private Contractors under Supervision.
Date. Article. Reason for Destruction. Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs.
April 8 46 Boxes Oranges Decomposed (Result of Garbling) 2 6 0 0
" 12 223 Bags Onions „ „ „ 11 3 0 0
" 13 347 „ „ „ 14 7 0 0
14 518 „ „ „ „ 25 18 0 0
July 26 372 „ „ „ „ „ 18 12 0 0
Aug. 25 133 „ „ „ „ 6 13 0 0
Sept. 11 130½ „ „ „ „ „ 3 5 0 0
Dec. 4 4 Stalks Bananas „ „ „ 0 1 0 0
Total 82 5 0 0
Unsound Food Destroyed at Wharf under Supervision.
Date. Article. Reason for Destruction. Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs.
June 23 4 Boxes Lemons Mouldy and decomposed (Result of 0 3 0 0
(Garbling)
„ 23 1 Tin Cucumbers Mouldy (Customs ten unclaimed) 0 0 0 10
Total 0 3 0 10
Unsound Food Removed by Smithfield Animal Products.
Date. Article. Reason for Destruction. Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs.
Nov. 38 Barrels Casings Decomposed 1 18 0 0
Food Released for the Purposes Stated.
Date. Article. Reason for Destruction. Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs.
April 22 7 Casks Butter Stained and dirty (Used for Soap- 0 7 0 0
making).
„ 28 3 „ „ Stained and dirty (Used for Soap- 0 3 0 0
making).
May 3 5 „ „ Stained and dirty (Used for Soap- 0 5 0 0
making).
July 6 1 Cask Sinews Not officially certificated (Re-exported) 0 4 0 0
Sept. 10 37 Casks Raspberry Pulp Excessive Preservative (Returned to 9 5 0 0
Dutch Manufacturers).
Total 10 4 0 0
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
This Act came into operation on the 1st May, 1936. The greater part of the Act concerns
the Pharmaceutical Society, members of which alone may sell poisons detailed in Part 1
of the Poisons List. Part 2 of the list is a concern of the Common Council of the City of
London as Registering Authority for persons selling the poisons there listed in the City.
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