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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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198 Detention Notices and 224 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 | 23,271 carcases. | 62 | - | 23,271 carcases. | 62 | - | ||||||
| Tallow | 1,759 casks. | 36 | 703 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3,789 casks. | 104 | 1,515 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar Sweepings | 133 bags. | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 109 bags. | 10 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous foodstuffs (flood damaged) | 1,385 packages. | 23 | - | 459 packages. | 17 | — | ||||||
| Sugar | 398 bags. | 16 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 390 bags. | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walnuts (shelled) | 95 cases. | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 42 cases. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Ox Tongues | 263 tins. | 4 | — | 8 | 0 | 17 | — | — | - | |||
| Raisins | 479 boxes. | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 774 boxes. | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Cocoa | 704 bags. | 2 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 703 bags (repkd.) | 2 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| Sausages | 6 cases. | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 cases. | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Assorted Meats | 1,470 tins. | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | — | — | _ | |||
| Pearl Barley | 100 bags. | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| Crab | 1,331 tins. | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | - | |||
| Meat Extract | 44 cases. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | |||
| Victoria Plums | 1,872 tins. | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 16 | — | — | - | |||
| Drained Cherries | 1 case. | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | |||
| Tomatoes | 1,106 tins. | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | |||
| Liquid Glucose | 1 barrel. | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 20 | — | — | - | |||
| Grape Fruit Juice | 90 barrels. | 1 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 barrel. | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Peaches | 96 tins. | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 16 | 80 tins. | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Grape Juice | 22 barrels. | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 22 barrels. | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| Oranges | 300 tins. | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | |||
| Tomato Puree | 78 tins. | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | |||
| Dried Pears | 33 boxes. | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | |||
| Cocoa Sweepings | 1 bag. | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | |||
| Onions | 256 boxes. | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 boxes. | 1 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Grapes | 851 barrels. | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 655 barrels. | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 10 |