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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 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: List and quantity of the foodstuffs destroyed during the year under the Unsound Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations 1908.I.—At the wharves.

List and quantity of the foodstuffs destroyed during the year under the Unsound Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations 1908.

I.—At the wharves.

Fresh Meat and Poultry.
Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
3 pigs' carcases—628
2 sheep's carcases——320
2 hind-quarters of beef—1022
6 legs and loins of pork—119
61 turkeys—4119
4 fowls———10
2 geese———14
Preserved Meats.
54,936 tins of beef1118113
72 tins of rabbit—114
1,390 tins of tongue26219
4,041 glasses of tongue11900
Preserved Fish.
8 tons of anchovies—216
7,725 tins of salmon43019
9,744 tins of potted sardines31800
85 tins of sardines—330
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.
2,322 crates of bananas31820
166 bags of chestnuts5500
112 bags of onions53016
50 boxes of oranges214214
718 baskets of plums6030
2,967 bags of potatoes146800
5,416 boxes of tomatoes4914322
Preserved Fruit and Vegetables.
12,964 tins of apples16913
6,346 tins of fruit pulp761700
518 tins of assorted fruits—9024
6,470 tins of tomatoes279222
Carried forward49217112