London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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167 Detention Notices and 234 Release Notices were issued during the year in respect to the undermentioned foodstuffs:—
| Article. | detention notices. | release notices. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | No. of notices. | Weight. | Quantity. | No. of Notices. | Weight. | |||||||
| T. | c. | q. | lbs. | T. | c. | q. | lbs. | |||||
| Mutton | 19,273 carcases | 75 | - | 19,271 carcases | 75 | - | ||||||
| Tallow | 3,683 casks | 55 | 1,454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,248 casks | 149 | 2,459 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Potatoes | 544 bags | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | |||
| Shelled Walnuts | 38 cases | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | ||||
| Pears | 62 boxes | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | |||
| Mandarin Oranges | 400 cases | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 356 cases | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| Black Currant Pulp | 90 cases & 4 tins | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 46 cases | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Apricot Pulp | 450 tins | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 204 tins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tea | 578 cases | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | |||
| Sultanas | 199 boxes | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| Chocolate | 10 cases | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | - | — | |||
| Crayfish | 84 tins | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | |||||
| Bacon | 4 bales | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 part bales | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Beef (tinned) | 84 cases | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | — | - | — | |||
| Orange Pulp | 48 tins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | - | — | ||||
| Butter | 21 boxes | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| Hares | 2 crates | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | ||||
| Tomato Paste | 7 cases | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | — | - | — | ||||
| Fruit Pulp | 1 cask | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | - | ||||
| Dressed Crab | 151 cases | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| Tongues | 11 cases | 1 | 4 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | ||||
| Ground Nuts | 37 bags | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 bags | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Prunes | 89 cases | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | |||
| Orange Juice | 1 cask | 1 | 3 | 27 | — | — | — | |||||
| Soft Sugar | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 115 bags & 29 pockets | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 16 | |
| Tomato Puree | 78 cases | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | |||
| Tomatoes (tinned) | 900 cases' | 1 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 900 cases | 1 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 |