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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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The following is the quantity destroyed in each dock:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Albert Dock | 48 | 11 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Eoyal Victoria Dock | 348 | 2 | 1 | 16 | ||
| King George V. Dock | 64 | 12 | 0 | 15 | ||
| East India Dock | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| West India Dock | 1,272 | 7 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Millwall Dock | 69 | 10 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Poplar Cold Store | 36 | 5 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 433 | 19 | 2 | 13 | ||
| London Dock | 26 | 3 | 2 | 18 | ||
| St. Katharine Dock | 29 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Regent's Canal Dock | 7 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Tilbury Dock | 99 | 12 | 0 | 10 | ||
| River Thames | 3,547 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total weight | 6,018 | 3 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Tons. | cwt | 3. qrs. | lbs. | |||
| Approximate weight of goods destroyed during the year 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 | 51 | ||
| „ „ „ 1927 | 1,813 | 14 | 2 | 4 | ||
| „ „ „ 1928 | 6,018 | 3 | 1 | 22 | ||
The docks are divided into the following districts for the purposes of Food Inspection:—
| District. | Inspector. |
|---|---|
| Royal Albert Dock—North side | J. H. Rolfe. |
| Eoyal Victoria Dock—JSforth side | |
| East India Dock | |
| Royal Albert Dock—South side | W. W. Burr. |
| Royal Victoria Dock—South side | |
| King George V. Dock | |
| West India Dock | A. Garland. |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | |
| Millwall Dock | |
| Poplar Cold Store | |
| London Dock | W. G. Wetjen. |
| St. Katharine Dock | |
| Regent's Canal Dock | H. R. Hopkins. |
| Tilbury Dock | |
| River Thames | Assistance as required. |
The number of detentions and seizures made during the year was 1,436. The annual number of detentions and seizures since 1908 is as follows:—
| Year. | No. of Seizures. | Year. | No. of Seizures. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 437 | 1919 | 449 |
| 1909 | 578 | 1920 | 634 |
| 1910 | 839 | 1921 | 586 |
| 1911 | 747 | 1922 | 932 |
| 1912 | 694 | 1923 | 848 |
| 1913 | 781 | 1924 | 992 |
| 1914 | 791 | 1925 | 1,196 |
| 1915 | 639 | 1926 | 1,620 |
| 1916 | 690 | 1927 | 1,369 |
| 1917 | 473 | 1928 | 1,436 |
| 1918 | 359 |
The number of seizures of Foodstuffs made by the individual Inspectors during the year 1928 was as follows:—
| Inspector Garland | 305 |
| „ Wetjen | 376 |
| „ Rolfe | 348 |
| „ Burr | 215 |
| „ Hopkins | 129 |
| Sanitary Inspectors doing temporary Food Inspection | 63 |
| 1,436 |