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Zeebrugge-Harwich and Calais-Harwich Train Ferries.
108 special midnight and early morning visits were made by the Sanitary
Inspectors. In addition, 3 inspections were made by day.
At Bishopsgate Station.
The total weight of fresh fruit and vegetables examined was 7,856 tons.
This consisted of:—
Belgian Pears, Beans, Cauliflowers, Carrots and Potatoes.
Bulgarian Grapes.
Dutch Gooseberries.
French Peas.
Hungarian Apricots, Grapes, Greengages, Gooseberries, Melons,
Peaches and Plums.
Italian Apples, Cherries, Chestnuts, Grapes, Lemons, Peaches, Pears,
Plums, Strawberries, Beans and Peas.
Spanish Apricots, Oranges, Plums and Potatoes.
Austrian, Belgian and Jugo-Slavian Bacon, German, Hungarian, Italian,
Jugo-Slavian and Roumanian Poultry and Italian Cheese were also examined.
On 11th August a truck containing 50 cases of Belgian shrimps arrived in
transit for Paris. Owing to some difficulty with the French authorities this
remained at Bishopsgate Station until the 14th August, when it was returned
to Zeebrugge.
On 23rd August a consignment of Jugo-Slavian bacon was examined.
Two sides of bacon were found to be incomplete by reason of the removal of
gammon and hock respectively. This had been done in a very unskilful manner
and was probably due to pilfering. As the sides were otherwise quite normal,
they were not detained.
Hungarian live carp were sent approximately each fortnight, and consignments
of Belgian fresh fish and cooked shrimps occasionally arrived.