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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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 | — | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 sheep's carcases | — | — | 3 | 20 |
| 2 hind-quarters of beef | — | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 legs and loins of pork | — | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 61 turkeys | — | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 4 fowls | — | — | — | 10 |
| 2 geese | — | — | — | 14 |
| 54,936 tins of beef | 111 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 72 tins of rabbit | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1,390 tins of tongue | 2 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 4,041 glasses of tongue | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 tons of anchovies | — | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7,725 tins of salmon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 9,744 tins of potted sardines | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 tins of sardines | — | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2,322 crates of bananas | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 166 bags of chestnuts | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 bags of onions | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 50 boxes of oranges | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 718 baskets of plums | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2,967 bags of potatoes | 146 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5,416 boxes of tomatoes | 49 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12,964 tins of apples | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 6,346 tins of fruit pulp | 76 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 518 tins of assorted fruits | — | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 6,470 tins of tomatoes | 27 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| Carried forward | 492 | 17 | 1 | 12 |