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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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PROVISIONS.
The greater part of the tea and cocoa included in the following list were damaged
as a result of vessels being sunk and on fire.
Some of the goods proved to be of commercial value, for instance :—
157 tons 15 cwts. 4 qrs. 8 lbs. of tea were used for the extraction of caffeine, the
margarine was used for soap making, and 169 tons 14 cwts. 2 qrs. 8 lbs. of condensed
milk for confectionery purposes.
The goods were only allowed to leave the district of the Port Sanitary Authority after your Medical Officer of Health had received satisfactory guarantees respecting them, and the Medical Officers of Health of the districts to which the goods were taken were furnished with full particulars.
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tea—2,565 chests, 327 bags, 22 tubs, 3 baskets | 174 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Coffee—113 bags, 50 tons loose | 56 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Cocoa—150 bags, 12 cases, 19 tins | 15 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| Cheese—2 boxes, sundry trimmings, and 8 cases tinned | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Margarine—80 boxes | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| Sugar—1 bottle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Condensed Milk—8,376 cases, 1,850 loose tins | 179 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| Sundries | 14 | 1 | 26 | |
| Total weight | 431 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
BISCUITS AND CONFECTIONERY.
With the exception of six cases of confectionery, weighing 9 cwts. 1 qr. 14 lbs., the goods under this heading were seized on a vessel which had been on tire :—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscuits—91 cases, 40 tins | 16 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| Confectionery—32 cases, 1 tin | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Total weight | 20 | 9 | 3 | 9 |