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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

Stepney 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Unsound Food Destroyed During the Year.The following foodstuffs were destroyed during the year under the Unsound Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908:—At the Wharves.

Unsound Food Destroyed During the Year.

The following foodstuffs were destroyed during the year under the Unsound Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908:—

At the Wharves.

Tons.CwtsQrs.Lbs.
fresh Meat1 Pig's Carcase——128
Preserved Meats212 Hams19322
23,506 Tins of Beef531426
2,244 „ „ Rabbits2008
1,044 ,, „ Ox Tongues—19118
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables3,509 Crates of Bananas99610
24 „ „ Lettuce—300
193 Bags of Potatoes101720
21 Boxes of Onions1730
12 „ „ Tomatoes—120
3 „ „ Apples—120
Dried Vegetables65 Cases—1726
Preserved Fruits and Vegetables29,095 Tins of Pineapples251926
7,295 „ „ Assorted Fruits913220
2,447 „ „ Tomatoes316020
2,404 „ „ Fruit Pulp127323
1,130 „ „ Apples41120
600 „ „ Beans11326
1,083 „ „ Spinach—16117
232 „ „ Peaches—9027
201 „ „ Peas—3217
Preserved Fish9,440 „ „ Salmon4437
5,690 „ ,, Crayfish115114
4,296 „ „ Lobsters12121
590 „ „ Herrings—237
318 ,, „ Crabs—2310
186 „ „ Halibut—1218
100 „ „ Sardines———25
82 „ „ Prawns——226
Sundries397 Bottles of Jellies—530
11 Barrels of Concentrated Tank Water1830
219 Tins of Condensed Milk—1212
20 Bags of Tapioca2700
21 Boxes of Dessicated Cocoanut14114
72 Boxes of Yeast Cakes———18
Full Total243934