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Port of London 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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TABLE XXVII.

Table: Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the Year ending 31st December, 1914.

Quantity and Description of Unsound Food Seized and Destroyed for the Year ending 31st December, 1914.

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.
Meat- Fresh and Frozen- Fresh and Frozen—
Beef -926quarters and crops51631426pieces829326
Mutton and Lamb5,844carcasesJ I9331,142pieces16111122
Yeal, Pork and Offal865various............22,235various674216
Preserved—
Tinned -13cases............1,537tins, &c.38013
Smoked and Salted -22various............11903
Sundry -....................................
RABBITS—
Frozen235crates..................6632
Tinned -..................16tins0010
POULTRY and GAME—
Frozen1case..................00016
FISH—
Preserved, Dried83boxes..................2000
„ Tinned and Bottled588cases and tubs............493tins & jars20331
„ Frozen-.................................
Wet -1case..................00016
FRUIT—
Fresh -3,925various1000......1417014
Preserved, Dried3,181various..................95801
„ Tinned and Bottled -156cases & casks7400797tins, &c.1418214
„ Jam and Marmalade -16cases............7tins111118
VEGETABLES—
Fresh -38bags, &c......................11731
Preserved, Dried..................229tins03122
NUTS-
Whole77bags..................51020
PROVISIONS—
Tea163packages..................12420
Coffee -.................................
Cocoa -....................................
Butter, Cheese, Lard, Margarine12barrels, etc.8920......817025
Condensed Milk409cases............83tins95017
Prepared Foods2case and keg0900......01010
Biscuits and Confectionery27cases..................3920
Sugar......6519210......6519210
GRAIN—
Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, Ac.......468122......468122
MEAL and FLOUR22bags211214......36224
CONDIMENTS and SPICES -....................................
EGGS ... -Nil............................
EGG YOLK15barrels..................2110
SUNDRIES183cases, &c.............2,880jars414118
Total -16,804various56120229,845various1,1841111
Approximate Total weight of Goods destroyed during the year1909---1,4157022
„ „ „1910_--2,4836213
„ „ „1911---1,408431
„ „ „1912---3,758712
„ „ „1913---2,4580221
„ „ „1914---1,1841111