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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
Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXI.
Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the Year ending 31st December, 1907.
| MEAT— | Original packages. | Sundry quantities by weight. | Loose Articles. | Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| Fresh and Frozen— | 16 | |||||||||||
| Beef | 278 | quarters | ... | ... | ... | ... | 430 | pieces | 47 | 5 | 2 | |
| Mutton and Lamb | 3,229 | carcases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 456 | „ | 63 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| Veal, Pork and Offal | 666 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | tins | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Preserved— | ||||||||||||
| Tinned | 388 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 535 | „ | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 |
| Smoked and Salted | 573 | cases | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 63 | 8 | 0 | 22 | |
| RABBITS— | ||||||||||||
| Frozen | 32 | crates | ... | ... | ... | ... | 207 | loose | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tinned | 3 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| POULTRY and GAME— | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Frozen | 110 | packages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ... | 0 | 2 | |||
| FISH— | ||||||||||||
| Wet | 240 | boxes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Preserved, Tinned | 54 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,387 | tins | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| „ Dried | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | ... | ... | ||
| FRUIT— | ||||||||||||
| Fresh | 5,503½ | packages | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ... | 149 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Preserved, Dried | 16 | boxes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 9 | 1 | 17 | |
| „ Tinned and Bottled | 70 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,762 | tins | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| „ Jam and Marmalade | 796 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| VEGETABLES— | ||||||||||||
| Fresh | 36 | packages | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ... | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preserved, Dried | 45 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 727 | tins | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| NUTS- | ||||||||||||
| Whole | 3 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ground | ... | ... | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ... | |||||
| PROVISIONS— | ||||||||||||
| Tea | 1,074 | chests | ... | ... | ... | 16 | bags | 41 | 11 | 2 | 16 | |
| Coffee | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cocoa | 280 | bags | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine | 170 | boxes | 0 | 18 | 1 | 22 | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Condensed Milk | 389 | cases | ... | . . . | ... | ... | 289 | tins | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Prepared Foods | 4 | „ | ... | ... | ... | 85 | bottles | 11 | 13 | 2 | 21 | |
| Biscuits and Confectionery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sugar | 17 | casks | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | ||
| GRAIN— | ||||||||||||
| Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,289 | 12 | 2 | 14 | |
| MEAL and FLOUR | 305 | bags | 2 | 15 | 3 | 9 | ... | 8 | S | 2 | 11 | |
| CONDIMENTS and SPICES | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 3 | 26 | ... | 2 | 13 | 3 | 26 | |
| EGGS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,300 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| Dried | 4 | cases | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | |
| Liquid | 212 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| SUNDRIES | 1,909 | packages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,069 | tins | 60 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 16,406i | - | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16,410 | - | 2,862 | 8 | 3 | 21 |