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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Table: Foodstuffs disposed of as unfit for human consumption

Foodstuffs disposed of as unfit for human consumption

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Mutton and Lamb—796 carcases, parts ex 1,273 carcases.1714121
Beef—389 hinds, crops, &c., 52 bags109212
Shin Meat—2 bags—118
Bacon—1,218 sides, 4 cases3215216
Pork—4 carcases, parts ex 52 carcases—10018
Babbits—10 crates, 1,736 loose3100
Hares—1 case—100
Veal—3 bags, &c—5114
Hams—1 bag, 11 loose—4327
Total weight65324

Table: Meats (Tinned):—

Meats (Tinned):—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Mutton—40 cases, 1 tin1532
Ox Tongues—1 tin———7
Total weight1539

Table: Fats:—

Fats:—

Tons.CWts.qrs.lbs.
Tallow—207 packages7000
Vegetable Fat—2 boxes—-20
Total7020

Table: Offal:—

Offal:—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Ox Tongues—107 diseased, 13 no glands, 6 bags and 3 loose1007
„ Skirts—4 bags—2311
„ Hearts—1 bag, 2 loose——211
„ Livers—31 bags, 3 loose—11014
„ Breads—21 cases—3213
„ Kidneys—32 bags—8122
Sweetbreads—1 bag——118
Sheep Kidneys—4 packages—5126
„ Hearts—2 bags——310
Tripe —2 packages———23
Calf Kidneys—9 bags—201
„ Tongues—5 bags, 2 loose—229
Lamb Hearts—30 bags—7018
„ Livers—64 Pails, &c.—712
„ Kidneys—1 case——24
Pig Heads—9 loose——327
Bungs, casings, &c.—2 casks—1107
Total315027

Table: Fish:—

Fish:—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Various—8 cases—400
Anchovies—1 keg, 6 tins—117
Lobster—1 case, 44 tins—1016
Sardines—635 cases, 78 tins241708
Various—24 cases, 57 tins—16317
Shrimp Extract—3 baskets—2218
Total263010