Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The following foodstuffs were destroyed during the year under the Unsound Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908 :—
I.—At the Wharves.
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fresh Meat 8 Pigs Carcases | — | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Preserved Meat 36,340 Tins of Beef | 71 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
1,195 ,, Rabbits | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
544 „ Ox Tongues | — | 3 | 1 | 26 |
Fresh Fruit and 11,226 Crates of Bananas | 301 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Vegetables. 37 Boxes of Onions | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
652 ,, Potatoes | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
832 ,, Tomatoes | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
Preserved Fruits and 4 Casks of Apple Pulp | — | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Vegetables. 240 Tins of Apples | — | 15 | 0 | 0 |
9,318 „ Assorted Fruits | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
790 ,, Fruit Pulp | 4 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
28,767 „ Pineapples | 28 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
578 „ Tomatoes | — | 16 | 1 | 16 |
276 „ Spinach | — | 2 | 1 | 24 |
Preserved Fish ... 4,562 „ Crayfish | 1 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
14,460 „ Salmon | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
2,029 ,, Sardines | — | 7 | 0 | 19 |
5,499 „ Herrings | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
Sundries 11 Cheeses | — | — | 2 | 17 |
1 Case of Desiccated Cocoanut | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1 „ Game | — | 1 | 2 | 14 |
44 Tins of Condensed Milk | — | — | 1 | 20 |
72 „ Soup | — | — | 2 | 16 |
Total | 478 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
II.—Diseased Meat and Offal destroyed, from the Slaughter-houses and Offal-shops :—
Tons. | cwts, | qrs. | lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 Sheeps Carcases | — | 10 | 2 | 1 |
12 Calves Carcases | — | 10 | 3 | 19 |
3 Forequarters of Beef | — | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2 Hindquarters of Beef | — | 1 | 0 | 19 |
2 Briskets of Beef | — | — | — | 25 |
Sundry pieces of Beef and Mutton | — | — | 1 | 21 |
16 Pieces of Horseflesh | — | 1 | 2 | 18 |
13 Forequarters of Mutton | — | 1 | 2 | 9 |
8 Breasts of Mutton | — | — | — | 20 |
3 Forequarters of Veal | — | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 Breasts of Veal | — | — | — | 10 |
170 Sets of Bullocks Lungs | — | 15 | 0 | 11 |
378 „ Sheeps Lungs | — | 5 | 2 | 15 |
Carried forward | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
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