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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: The following foodstuffs have been destroyed during the year under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:—

The following foodstuffs have been destroyed during the year under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:—

TonsCwts.Qrs.lbs.
(a) Spitalfields Market and London Fruit Exchange.
9 trays Almonds in Shell—1014
100 boxes Apples5024
195 boats Apricots118116
244 packages Cabbage41900
25 crates Carrots—700
3 bags Cocoanuts—300
12 boxes Dates———9
3 bags Figs—120
135 packages Grapes1526
15 boxes Grape Fruit—1110
9 „ Mandarines—201
31 „ Melons11830
1 „ Onions——117
4,610 „ Oranges156320
17 bags Parsnips—600
22 trays Peaches—230
310 boxes Pears618322
2 cases Pineapples—1120
5 boats Plums——316
82 boxes Tomatoes—1810
1810113
(b) Other Premises.
Fruit and Vegetables. ,
37 cases Apples—1400
98 crates Beans1800
60 bags Cabbage2700
184 tins Cherries—3012
43 „ Cucumbers—700
1 „ Dried Fruit———22
3 barrels Horse Radish—100
43 boxes Pears—15216
82,216 tins „36408
270 „ Pineapple—300
17 crates Plums—304
2 sacks Potatoes—200
46 boxes Radishes—600
83 baskets Strawberries—120
20 tins peeled Tomatoes——24
Fish.
Assorted fresh Fish—1025
3,438 tins Assorted Fish—17212
10 „ Anchovies in Brine—122
1 box Cod———123/4
1 „ Plaice—100
370 tins Herrings in Marinade—200
13 boxes Kippers—1224
1,200 tins peeled Shrimps——50