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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| District. | Inspector. |
|---|---|
| West India Dock | A. Garland. |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | |
| Millwall Dock | |
| Poplar Dock and Cold Store | |
| London Dock | W. G. Wetjen. |
| St. Katharine Dock | |
| Regent's Canal Dock | H. R. Hopkins. |
| Tilbury Dock | |
| River | Assistance as required. |
The number of detentions and seizures made during the year was 1,369.
The annual number of stop notices and seizures since 1908 is as follows
| Year. | No. of Seizures. | Year. | No. of Seizures. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 437 | 1918 | 359 |
| 1909 | 578 | 1919 | 449 |
| 1910 | 839 | 1920 | 634 |
| 1911 | 747 | 1921 | 586 |
| 1912 | 694 | 1922 | 932 |
| 1913 | 781 | 1923 | 848 |
| 1914 | 791 | 1924 | 992 |
| 1915 | 639 | 1925 | 1,196 |
| 1916 | 690 | 1926 | 1,620 |
| 1917 | 473 | 1927 | 1,369 |
The number of seizures of Foodstuffs made by the individual Inspectors during
the year was as under :—
Inspector Garland 248
„ Wetjen 409
Rolfe 381
Burr 184
„ Hopkins 89
Sanitary Inspectors doing temporary Food Inspection 58
1,369
Districts in which Foodstuffs were seized during the year :—
Royal Albert Dock 199
Royal Victoria Dock 261
King George V. Dock 110
East India Dock 29
West India Dock 104
Millwall Dock 34
Surrey Commercial Dock 112
Poplar Dock 10
London Dock 391
St. Katharine Dock 25
Regent's Canal Dock 6
Tilbury Dock 83
River 5
1,369
The detention and control of Fats under the Public Health (Imported Food)
Regulations, 1925, during the year was as follows :—
Total No. of casks, barrels, &c., reported as imported into the district 55,729
No. of casks found to be officially certificated 2,217
No. of casks not officially certificated, and released to wharves
under Notice of Exportation 18,317
No. of Exportation Notices served 509
No. of casks released for exportation 17,372
No. of casks released for soapmaking, &c. 22,232
No. of casks in transit on through bill of lading 374
1,500 barrels of edible tallow (whale oil) also arrived in the Port; this material
was released.
Beef seized and destroyed, 3,713 quarters, crops, &c., 22 bags, 311 tons,
12 cwts., 0 qrs., 12 lbs. (including 303 tons 10 cwts., 3 qrs., 5 lbs. sent to outside
contractors).