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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
City of London 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XVI.
Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the Year ending 31st December, 1905.
| Original packages. | Sundry quantities by weight. | Loose Articles. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | No. | Description. | |
| MEAT— | ||||||||
| Fresh and Frozen— | ||||||||
| Beef | 3,517 | quarters | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,463 | pieces |
| Mutton and Lamb | 15,070 | carcasses | ... | ... | ... | 784 | „ | |
| Yeal, Pork and Offal | 437 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | loose |
| Preserved— | ||||||||
| Tinned | 5 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,121 | tins |
| Smoked and Salted | ... | ... | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| RABBITS— | ||||||||
| Frozen | 524 | crates | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tinned | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 168 | tins |
| POULTRY and GAME— | ||||||||
| Frozen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| FISH— | ||||||||
| Wet | 8 | barrels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Preserved, Tinned | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,404 | tins |
| „ Dried | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| FRUIT— | ||||||||
| Fresh | 7,259 | packages | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ... | |
| Preserved, Dried | 88 | boxes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| „ Tinned and Bottled | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,488 | tins |
| „ Jam and Marmalade | 185 | jars | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | „ |
| VEGETABLES— | ||||||||
| Fresh | 526 | packages | 9 | 5 | 0 | 16 | ... | |
| Preserved, Dried | 3 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| NUTS - | ||||||||
| Cocoanuts, whole | ... | ... | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| „ desiccated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| PROVISIONS— | ||||||||
| Tea | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ... | |
| Coffee | ... | ... | o | 1 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| Cocoa | ... | ... | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | ... | |
| Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine | 4 | cases | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | ... | |
| Condensed Milk | 588 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 104 | tins |
| Prepared Foods | 151 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Biscuits and Confectionery | 4 | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 154 | „ |
| Sugar | 4,100 | bags | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| GRAIN— Wheat, Maize, Rice, Barley, &c. | 162 | „ | 4093 | 15 | 1 | 5 | ... | |
| MEAL and FLOUR | 25 | „ | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ... | |
| CONDIMENTS and SPICES | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| EGGS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 166860 | |
| SUNDRIES | 18 | cases | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 213 | loose |
| Total | 32,674 | - | 4119 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 181838 | |