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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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SMOKED AND SALTED.
This class of meat, destroyed as unsound, consisted of:—
| Weight. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt beef—78 casks and sundry pieces | „ | 13 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| Hams—4 boxes and 12 loose | „ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Bacon—3 boxes | „ | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Sundries—27 bags and 3 cases | „ | 0 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
| Total | „ | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
RABBITS (Frozen).
The condition in which frozen rabbits arrive in this country has shown a marked
improvement in recent years.
Only 80 crates and cases and 86 loose rabbits, weighing 2 tons 1 cwt. 0 qrs. 14 lbs.,
were seized during the year under review.
RABBITS (Tinned).
Seizures of tinned rabbits was limited to two consignments, and resulted in
1,029 tins being found as unfit for food, and destroyed, the total weight being 18 cwts.
1 qr. 14 lbs.
POULTRY AND GAME.
Almost the whole of the goods seized under this heading were seized on vessels
"outward bound," which had returned to the port in a damaged condition. The goods
were contaminated with sea water, &c., and putrid. The weight amounted to 2 cwts.
2 qrs. 26 lbs.
FISH.
The considerable increase shown under this heading is due to a cargo of herrings
in boxes, which arrived in bad condition.
The total quantity seized and destroyed included:—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet—2,228 boxes herrings | 260 | 14 | 1 | 12 |
| ,, 1 cask salted salmon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Dried—79 boxes, 22 baskets, 12 bags, 11 parcels | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Tinned—Lobster 304 tins | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| „ Salmon 387 „ | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| „ Herrings 19 „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| „ Sardines 187 „ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Sea-ears 16 „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| „ Sundries 2 cases | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 263 | 1 | 3 | 27 |