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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Tabulated List of Condemned Foodstuffs showing cause for Condemnation and the Weights.
Article of Pood. | Reason for Action. | Weight. |
---|---|---|
MISCELLANEOUS. | B/Fwd. | 393¼-lbs. |
4 packets Flour | Contaminated by mice | |
17 ,, Cake Mixture | ,, ,, ,, | |
5 ,, Sponge | 113-lbs. | |
1 packet Porridge Oats | ||
27 packets Dessert Mould | ||
Semolina | Infested by Weevil | 303 ,, |
11 bags flour | Contaminated by mice | 23 ,, |
Macaroni | ,, ,, ,, | 9 ,, |
Oats | Insect infestation | 4 ,, |
Soya Flour | ,, ,, | 112 ,, |
2 Boxes Rusks | Decomposition | 1½ ,, |
21 packets Melba Toast | Infested by Weevil | |
1 sack Milk Powder | Contaminated by liquid foreign matter | 112 ,, |
Cereals | Insect Infestation | |
Split Peas | Musty | 24 ,, |
Dried Figs | Insect Infestation | 120 ,, |
Prunes | Mould & Decomposition | 172 ,, |
Dates | Contaminated by foreign matter | 69 ,, |
Currants | Moth Infestation | 109 ,, |
Tea | Contaminated by noxious liquid | 33 ,, |
42 bottles Ketchup | Fermentation | 18 ,, |
62 jars Pickles | Mould | 45¾ ,, |
1 jar Sauce | Contaminated by broken glass | 1 ,, |
4 jars Olives | Contaminated by foreign matter | 2 ,, |
2 ,, Gherkins | Decomposition | 1 ,, |
1 bottle Vinegar | ,, | |
2 jars Beetroot | Contaminated by broken glass | 2 ,, |
2 ,, Cabbage | ,, ,, ,, | 1¼ ,, |
2 ,, Strawberry Puree | ,, ,, ,, | 2 ,, |
7 bottles Plums | Mould | 7½ ,, |
5 jars Cherries | Decomposition | 7 ,, |
1 jar Rhubarb | ,, | 1 ,, |
12 jars Jam | Contaminated by broken glass | 12 ,, |
4 ,, Cherries | Decomposition | 6 ,, |
1 keg Glace Ginger | Contaminated by foreign matter | 28 ,, |
Sweets | Damaged by fire & contaminated by foreign matter | 2½ ,, |
Sweets & Chocolates | Spoiled | 13½ ,, |
Mixed Chocolates | Contaminated by broken glass & foreign matter | 21¼ ,, |
1 jar Chocolate | Contaminated by broken glass | 1 ,, |
1 Goose | Decomposition | 4¾ ,, |
1 Chicken | ,, | 2½ ,, |
6 Ducks | ,, | 18 ,, |
Rabbits | ,, | 444 ,, |
Cheese | ,, | 7¾ ,, |
Cooked Chip Potatoes | ,, | 30 ,, |
16 cases Oranges | ,, | |
1 bottle Lemon Squash | ,, | |
766 Eggs | ,, | |
Total | 20,303 " |
All the above foodstuffs suitable for salvage processes were
disposed of in accordance with approved arrangements. The
remaining articles were destroyed,