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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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explanation of this, and on the 21st February their representative called upon me by
appointment, and explained that owing to a series of clerical errors the 22 pig carcases
had not been marked in their books as "under detention," and therefore appeared by
mistake as "available stock," and accordingly drawn upon.
Under the action taken and alluded to in my Report with reference to meat under
notice for export, in more rigid enforcement of the Foreign Meat Regulations, such a
situation as the above will hardly arise in the future.
The quality of the pork at present imported is maintaining a high standard as
regards absence of tubercle.
OFFAL.
The offal seized and destroyed comprised :—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livers, Ox and Calf—18 bag3, 349 loose | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| „ Sheep and Lamb—4 bags, 19 loose | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| ,, Pig—11 casks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Sweetbreads —10 cases, 2 baskets | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Kidneys —10 cases, 45 bags, 962 boxes, 42 loose | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| Hearts, —62 bags, 3 loose | 1 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| Tongues, Ox—94 bags, 123 loose, 9 casks | 4 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| Cheeks, ,, —153 bags | 5 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| Tripe —7 boxes, 16 bags | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
| Tails, Ox—5 bags | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Skirts, ,, —70 bags, 25 loose | 2 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| Sundries —7 boxes | 2 | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| Total weight | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
MEATS—CANNED. The tinned meats seized and destroyed comprised :—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef—60 cases, 132 tins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Brawn—4 cases | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Pork and Beans—9 tins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Sausage Meat—38 cases, 611 tins | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Sundries—49 cases, 69 tins | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Total weight | 6 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
CANNED FOODS.
"Prepared from Meat passed for Sterilisation."
In May and June, consignments of "Corned Meat," "Cooked Luncheon Tongues"
and "Tinned Tongue," bearing the words "Passed for Sterilisation" or their equivalent
on the labels of the tins, were detained in the Port.