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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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Provisions, &c.:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Sweepings—1,052 bags | 99 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Butter—461 cases | 21 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Margarine—83 cases | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Cheese—134 packages | — | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| Cocoa'—9 bags | — | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Chicory—1 box | — | — | — | 17 |
| Jam—5 cases | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Biscuits—4 crates, 8 tins | — | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sugar—56 bags | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tea—2 chests and loose collected | — | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Evaporated Milk—1 case, 99 tins | — | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sterilized Milk—1 case | — | — | 2 | 12 |
| Condensed Milk—665 cases, 339 tins | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| Condensed Cream—148 cases, 11 tins | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Grape Fruit Marmalade—10 cans | — | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Eggs—6 boxes | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Egg Yolk—10 cases | — | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| Cream (tinned)—677 cases | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Bread—20 cartons | — | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 156 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
Grain and Flour:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 321 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Barley | 83 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Flour—9 bags | — | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| Oats | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Rice | 12 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| Maize | 139 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| Rye | — | — | 2 | 25 |
| Total | 562 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
Confectionery:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confectionery—54 packages | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Prepared Foods, &c.:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolled Oats—1 bag | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Milk Powder—40 cases | — | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| Macaroni—58 packages | — | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| Various—1 bag | — | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Sundries:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various—256 packages | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925, AND PUBLIC
HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS, 1933.
Official Certificates from the following countries are recognised by the Ministry of
Health, under the above Regulations:—
(1) In respect of Items (a) and (c) of the Second Schedule of the Amendment
Regulations, i.e.:—
(a) A severed part of the carcase of an animal (including the head or any
part thereof, and the whole carcase without the head, but not including any
part of the carcase of a pig which has been salted, cured, pickled, dried and
smoked, or otherwise prepared in the manner in which bacon or ham is
ordinarily prepared) from which no submaxillary, pre-scapular, pre-crural,
superficial inguinal, supramammary, or popliteal gland has been taken out;