Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XIX.
Food Seized, or Surrendered by Owners, as unfit for consumption.
| Articles. | Quantity. | Date. | Remarks. | Reason. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cod | 1 box | Jan. | 7 | Surrendered | Unsound |
| Sheep's Spleen | .. | „ | 20 | ,, | Cystic |
| Sheep's Caul | .. | Feb. | 3 | ,, | ,, |
| Pig's Liver | . . | Mar. | 4 | ,, | Cirrhosis |
| Haddocks | 1 box | 19 | ,, | Unsound | |
| Tomatoes | 40 boxes | ,, | 19 | ,, | ,, |
| Beef | 115½ lbs | ,, | 20 | ,, | ,, |
| Sheep's Liver | 1 | ,, | 22 | ,, | Cirrhosis |
| Winkles | 2 baskets | ,, | 29 | ,, | Unsound |
| Bloaters | 15 boxes | ,, | 30 | ,, | ,, |
| Greens | 6 bags | 11 | 27 | ,, | ,, |
| Ox Liver | 1 | ,, | 31 | ,, | Cirrhosis and Flukes |
| Roes | 1 box | April | 6 | ,, | Unsound |
| Winkles | 1 bushel | 24 | ,, | ,, | |
| Skate and Roker | 1 kit | May | 5 | ,, | ,, |
| Mackerel | 1 box | 10 | ,, | Fibrous Nodules | |
| Sheep's Liver | 1 | ,, | 12 | ,, | |
| Bullock's Liver | 1 | ,, | 12 | ,, | Abscesses |
| Pork (with Liver, Lungs, etc.) | 1 carcase | ,, | 13 | ,, | Tubercle |
| Beef Clods and Sticking Pieces | 100 lbs | ,, | 24 | ,, | Unsound |
| Mackerel | 1 box | June | 17 | ,, | ,, |
| Mackerel | 4 boxes | ,, | 22 | ,, | ,, |
| Hake | 1 box | July | 8 | ,, | ,, |
| Sheep's Cauls (Parts of) | 3 | June | 30 | ,, | Cystic |
| Pig's Liver | 1 | July | 1 | ,, | ,, |
| Spleen's | 2 | ||||
| Tripe, etc. | - | ||||
| Codlings | 10 boxes | Aug. | 4 | ,, | Unsound |
| Bananas | 3| cwt. | ,, | 2 | ,, | Rotten |
| Haddocks | 4 boxes | ,, | 14 | ,, | Unsound |
| Hake | 2 boxes | ,, | 13 | ,, | ,, |
| Potatoes | ½ sack | ,, | 30 | ,, | ,, |
| Plaice | 4 stone | ,, | 31 | ,, | ,, |
| Haddocks | 3 boxes | Sept. | 14 | ,, | ,, |
| Codlings | 1 box | 15 | ,, | ,, | |
| Pig's Crow Pats | 2 | ,, | 30 | ,, | Tubercle |
| Sheep's Pluck | 1 | Oct. | 8 | Seized | Strongylus Rufescens |
| Sheep's Liver | 1 | ,, | 20 | Surrendered | Cirrhosis |
| Ox Liver | Part of | ,, | 20 | ,, | Flukes |
| Pigs (with offals, etc | 7 | ,, | 21 | ,, | Tubercle |
| Ox Liver and Lungs | 1 | Dec | 1 | ,, | Echinococcus |
| Rabbits | 30 | ,, | 18 | ,, | Unsound |
| Ox Liver | 1 | ,, | 20 | ,, | Abscesses |