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
Bermondsey 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bermondsey, Metropolitan Borough of]
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UNSOUND FOOD AND FOREIGN MEAT REGULATIONS. The following articles of food were dealt with under the above regulations during the period under report.
| Article. | Quantity Unsound. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposed of for other Purposes than Human Food | Destroyed. | Removed for Sorting under S. A. | Exported. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight | Quantity. | Weight. | |||||||||||||
| Tons. | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | Tons | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | Tons. | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | Tons. | cws. | qr. | ibs. | |||||
| Beef | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Veal | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tripe | — | — | — | 3 | l6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meat Offal | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | —_ | _— | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casings | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bacon | — | 132 | 14 | 1 | 8 | — | 259 | 16 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pork | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ox Tongues | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fish | 1183 boxes | 9 | 16 | 3 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Meat | — | 193 | 5 | 1 | 18½ | — | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19.½ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ Fish | — | — | 14 | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7½ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ ' Fruit | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, Vegetables | — | — | — | — | — | 77 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, Goods (various) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — |
| „ Milk | — | 49 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fruit, Dried | — | 173 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5208 boxes | 126 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apples | — | 28 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | _— | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pears | —_ | —_ | — | — | —_ | 21 cases | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Apples and Pears | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bananas | — | — | — | — | — | 111 crates | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oranges | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 5 | — | 16 | 6937 cases | 383 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lemons | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prunes | 149 cases | 18 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Red Currants | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Black Currants | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| . Tamarinds | — | — | — | — | — | 10 casks | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |