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 Port of London]
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TABLE XXIV.
Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the
Year ending 31st December, 1911.
Original packages. | Sundry quantities by weight. | Loose Articles. | Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed. | |||||||||
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No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | No. | Description. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs | |
MEAT— | ||||||||||||
Fresh and Frozen— | ||||||||||||
Beef | 2,815 | quarters | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,519 | pieces | 341 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
Mutton and Lamb | 1,325 | carcasses | ... | ... | ... | ... | 543 | 55 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
Veal, Pork and Offal | 5,731½ | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,696 | loose | 85 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
Preserved— | ||||||||||||
Tinned | 3 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,410 | tins | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
Smoked and Salted - | 40 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 | sundry | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
Sundry | 252 | packages | 0 | 19 | 2 | 22 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
RABBITS— | ||||||||||||
Frozen | ... | ... | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 | ... | ... | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
Tinned | 47 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
POULTRY and GAME— | ||||||||||||
Frozen | 2 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | loose | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FISH | 20 | cases | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
Preserved, Dried | ... | ... | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
„ Tinned and Bottled | 50 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,312 | tins | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5½ |
„ Frozen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
FRUIT— | ||||||||||||
Fresh | 7,498½ | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 150 | 14 | 3 | 8 |
Preserved, Dried | 4,046 | „ | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | ... | ... | 92 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
„ Tinned and Bottled | 107 | „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,425 | tins | 52 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
„ Jam and Marmalade | 17 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | jars | 1 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
VEGETABLES— | ||||||||||||
Fresh | 220 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |
Preserved, Dried | ... | ... | 107 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5,859 | tins | 112 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
NUTS- | ||||||||||||
Whole | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ground | 77 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | tins | 10 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
Sundry | 53 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
PROVISIONS— | ||||||||||||
Tea | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
Coffee | 4 | cases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
Cocoa | 24 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine | ... | ... | 64 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 2,737 | sundry | 70 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
Condensed Milk | 133 | cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
Prepared Foods | 3 | „ | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | tins | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
Biscuits and Confectionery | 53 | „ | ... | ... | 36 | 55 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 6 | ||
Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 24 | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
GRAIN— | ||||||||||||
Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, Ac. | ... | ... | 267 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ... | ... | 267 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
MEAL and FLOUR | 231 | bags | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
CONDIMENTS and SPICES | 213 | packages | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
EGGS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,400 | ... | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
Dried | 5 | cases | ... | ... | ... | 2 | tins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Liquid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
SUNDRIES | 4,159 | packages | ... | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,015 | tins | 87 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
Total | 27,129 | packages | 183 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 74,081 | sundry loose | 1,408 | 4 | 3 | 1½ |
Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed during the year 1909 | 1,415 | 7 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||
„ „ „ 1910 | 2,483 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||
„ „ „ 1911 | 1,408 | 4 | 3 | 1½ |