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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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MEATS—CANNED.
The tinned meats seized and destroyed comprised :—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef—500 tins | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Brawn—6 tins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Ham—1 case | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sausage Meat—2 cases | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total weight | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
MEAT—SMOKED AND SALTED.
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon—287 boxes and 1 bale | 76 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Hams—loose | 2 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| Total weight | 78 | 18 | 1 | 16 |
SUNDRY MEAT.
The only seizures under this heading were two of sausages, weighting 5 cwts.
RABBITS (Frozen).
The total quantity of rabbits seized during the year showed a considerable
increase, being 3,877 crates and bags and a number loose, weighing 235 tons 4 cwts.
3 qrs. 20 lbs.
During June about 30,000 crates, which bad been landed at a southern port, were
brought to London by rail and arrived in very bad condition, and it was necessary for
your Food Inspector to make a detailed examination of the whole consignment,
comprising about 720,000 rabbits. One of your Food Inspectors was engaged upon
the work for 81 days, which resulted in the condemnation and destruction of 174,810
of the rabbits on the one hand, and a considerable saving of foodstuff on the other.
RABBITS (Tinned).
Only two seizures of tinned rabbits were made during the year, the total quantity
seized and destroyed being 123 tins, weighing about 2 cwts. 0 qrs. 22 lbs.
POULTRY AND GAME.
This class of goods seized and destroyed consisted of—1 box of chickens and
three crates of hares, the total weight being 3 cwts. 1 qr. 4 lbs.