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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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128 Detention Notices and 131 Release Notices were issued during the year in respect of 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 | 36,191 carcases. | 53 | — | 36,189 carcases. | 53 | — | ||||||
| Tallow | 3,941 casks. | 55 | 1,582 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4,321 casks. | 68 | 1,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raisins | 747 packages. | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| Tomato Puree (tinned) | 1,040 cases. | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 790 cases. | 4 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| Bacon | 5 boxes and 6 sides. | 2 | — | 13 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | |||
| Soft Sugar | — | — | — | 100 bags. | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tea. | — | — | — | 510 cases and 68 part cases. | 1 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dried Plums | 96 cases. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 cases. | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Sugar Sweepings | 21 bags. | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 21 bags. | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| Figs | 855 bags. | 1 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 230 bags. | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Crab | 4 cases and 16 tins. | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | |||
| Ham Roll (tinned) | 5 cases. | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| Apricot Pulp (tinned) | 6 cases. | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | |||
| Pears | 82,216 tins. | 1 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 8 | - | — | — | |||
| Tongues | 574 tins. | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 18 | - | — | — | |||
| Pork | 371 tins. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | — | — | |||
| Anchovies (tinned) | 23 cases. | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | 21 | — | — | ||||
| Assorted Fish (tinned) | 361 cases. | 1 | — | — | - | — | ||||||
| Grape Fruit | 29 cases. | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | — | |||
| Assorted Canned Goods | 35 cases and 61 tins. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | |||