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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXIX.
Quantity and description of unsound food seized and destroyed for the year ending
31st D ecember , 1926.
| Original Packages. | Sundry Quantities by Weight. | Loose Articles. | Approximate Total Weight of Goods Destroyed. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAT— | No. | Description. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | No. | Description. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
| Fresh and Frozen— Beef | 644 | Hinds, Fores and Crops. | _ | — | - | - | 53 | bags,&c. | 51 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| Mutton and Lamb | 2,907 | carcases | - | — | - | - | 25 | bags,&c. | 44 | 19 | 3 | 26 |
| Veal, Pork & Offal | 5 1,271 | carcases, bags, cases, &c. | - | — | - | - | 705 | loose | 37 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Preserved— | ||||||||||||
| Tinned | 43 | cases | — | — | - | - | 4 | tins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Sundry | 1 | case | — | — | - | - | 2 | tins | — | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RABBITS— | ||||||||||||
| Frozen | 447 | crates | — | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| POULTRY and GAME | 2 | cases | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| FISH— | ||||||||||||
| Wet | 10 | baskets | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dried | 197 | cases | — | — | - | - | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Tinned | 162 | cases | — | — | - | - | 600 | tins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Anchovies | 8 | casks | — | — | - | - | 5 | tins | 1 | 1 1 | 3 | 1 |
| FRUIT— | ||||||||||||
| Fresh | 5,295 | cases, &c. | — | — | - | - | — | — | 95 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| Dried | 5,836½ | cases, &c. | — | — | - | - | — | — | 168 | 18 | 2 | 12 |
| Tinned and Bottled | 170 | cases, &c. | — | — | - | - | 515 | tins | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
| Pulp, &c. | 182 | cases, &c. | — | — | - | - | 153 | tins | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| VEGETABLES— | 1,625 | packages | - | - | - | - | 149 | 17 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Tinned | 66 | cases | — | — | - | - | 96 | tins | 2 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Sundry | 7 | barrels | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| NUTS | 25 | bags, &c. | — | — | - | - | — | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| PROVISIONS— | ||||||||||||
| Butter | 99 | cases | — | — | - | - | — | - | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Cheese | ex 708 | crates | — | — | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| Lard, Tallow, Dripping | 312 | casks | — | — | - | - | - | - | 81 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Coffee | 1 | bag | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Cocoa | 6 | bags | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Chicory | 1 | bag | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | - | 1 | 17 |
| Jam and Marmalade | 14 | cases | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 2 | 12 |
| Condensed Milk | 175 | cases | — | — | - | - | — | - | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Biscuits and Confectionery | 53 | cases | — | — | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| Milk Powder | 104 | cases | — | — | - | - | 73 | tins | 3 | 18 | 3 | 16 |
| Prepared Foods | 205 | cases | l | 3 | 2 | 17 | - | - | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| Sugar | 2,763 | bags, &c. | — | — | — | — | - | - | 278 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| Sugar Sweepings | 3,683 | bags, &c. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 340 | 18 | 3 | 14 |
| Syrup | 20 | kegs | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| GRAIN— | ||||||||||||
| Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, &c. | 506 | bags * | 1681 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2,664 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| MEAL and FLOUR | 124 | bags | 3 | 15 | 1 | 22 | — | — | 13 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| SUNDRIES | 8 | packages | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Totals | 27685½ | packages | 1686 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2,231 | tins, &c. | 4,011 | 15 | 3 | 5½ |
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| Approximate Weight of goods destroyed during the Year | 1914 | 1,184 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1915 | 3,118 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1916 | 5,664 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1917 | 4,847 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1918 | 1,200 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1919 | 2,829 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1920 | 4,102 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1921 | 2,616 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1922 | 3,989 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1923 | 1,751 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1924 | 2,998 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1925 | 1,423 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| ” ” ” ” | 1926 | 4,011 | 15 | 3 |
* Water damaged—exported.
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