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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| 11,518 tins of assorted canned goods | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 bags of chicory | — | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 31 bags of chocolate | — | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 bags of cocoa | 5 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 1,440 tins of steak and kidney puddings | — | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 boxes of raisins | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| 330 | 19 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2. At Bishopgate Street Station, ex, Harwich-Zeebrugge train ferry- | ||||
| tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| 2 trucks of peas | 4 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 trucks of cauliflowers | 9 | 16 | 3 | 10 |
| 140 calves plucks | — | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 calves livers | — | — | 5 | 24 |
| 11 calves lungs | — | — | 1 | 24 |
| 4 bullocks kidneys | — | — | — | 12 |
| 2 calves heads | — | — | 1 | 12 |
| 1 ox liver | — | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | |
During the month of December 2,416 casks of tallow, weighing 966 tons
8 cwts., were detained as Conditionally Admissable Meat, such casks not
being officially stamped.
Of these, 208 casks, weighing 83 tons 4 cwts., were released either for
export or for soap manufacture.
Unsound Food seized by, or surrendered to the District Sanitary Inspectors:—
| Fish. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
| Bream | — | — | 2 | 12 |
| Fish | — | — | 2 | 23 |
| Fish (tinned) | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Haddock | — | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Herrings (pickled) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kippers | — | — | — | 14 |
| Mussels | — | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Plaice | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Salmon (tinned) | — | — | 2 | 12 |
| Skate | — | — | 2 | 0 |