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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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(1) Action under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925, resulted in 1,408 tons 8 cwts. 1 qr. 17 lbs. of unsound food being destroyed or disposed of for purposes other than human consumption.
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling down (recovery of Fats, &c.) | 80 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Cattle and Poultry Foods | 329 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Distillation | — | 18 | 3 | 12 |
| Refining ... | 307 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| Experiment (laboratory works) | — | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| Exportation | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Caffeine manufacture | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Soap-making | 6 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Industrial purposes | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Removed to other districts | 39 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ship's Stores | — | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reconditioning | 61 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Seed purposes | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Destroyed—Buried | 414 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| ,. —Burnt | 135 | 16 | 2 | 23 |
| Total weight | 1,408 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
The following is the quantity condemned in each Dock :—
| Royal Albert Dock | 120 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Royal Victoria Dock | 77 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| King George V. Dock | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| East India Dock | 22 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| West India Dock | 206 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Millwall Dock | 106 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 277 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| London Dock | 383 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| St. Katharine Dock | 57 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Regent's Canal Dock | 21 | 18 | 1 | 15 |
| Tilbury Dock | 113 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total weight | 1,408 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
The following is the quantity condemned in each Dock:—
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| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approximate weight of goods condemned during the year | 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 | 5 | |
| 1927 | 1,813 | 14 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1928 | 6,018 | 3 | 1 | 22 | |
| 1929 | 1,743 | 5 | 3 | 19 | |
| 1930 | 2,572 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1931 | 1,408 | 8 | 1 | 17 | |
The Docks are divided into the following districts for the purposes of Food Inspection:—
| District. | Inspector. |
|---|---|
| Royal Albert Dock—North side | F. J. Massie. |
| Royal Victoria Dock—North side | |
| Royal Albert Dock—South side | W. W. Burr. |
| Royal Victoria Dock—South side | |
| King George V. Dock | |
| East India Dock | W. Gray. |
| West India Dock | W. Elward. |
| South West India Dock | |
| Millwall Dock | |
| Poplar Dock | P. W. Coombe. |
| Regent's Canal Dock | |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | E. H. Johnson. |
| London Dock | W. J. Berry. |
| St. Katharine Dock | |
| Tilbury Dock | R. Clifford. |
| River Thames | Assistance as required. |
The number of detentions and seizures made during the year was 1,375.