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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 1935

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

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Table: Foodstuffs Condemned ;—

Foodstuffs Condemned ;—

Dock.Quantity.No. of seizures
Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Eoyal Albert Dock1391830246
Royal Victoria Dock4271636300
King George V. Dock702315179
East India Dock446614127
West India Dock4891317143
Millwall Dock87101935
Surrey Commercial Dock222924113
London Dock1011226149
St. Katharine Dock71821321
Regent's Canal Dock16182119
Tilbury Dock4517019121
River3130001
Total weight2,368133201,454

Table: The approximate weight of goods condemned and the number of detentions and seizures made annually during the last ten years were as follows:—

The approximate weight of goods condemned and the number of detentions and seizures made annually during the last ten years were as follows:—

Year.Approximate weight.No. of seizures.
Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
19264,01115351,620
19271,81314241,369
19286,01831221,436
19291,74353191,569
19302,57210311,547
19311,40881171,375
19322,654131161,593
19331,303172231,359
19341,825142101,567
19352,368133201,454

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The detention and control of Fats under the Public Health (Imported Food)
Regulations, 1925, during the year was as follows :—
No. of Exportation Notices served 144
No. of casks, &c., released for exportation 2,808
No. of casks, &c., released for soapmaking, &c. 8,712
No. of casks, &c., released to wharves under Notice of Exportation 5,682

Table: Foodstuffs disposed of as unfit for human consumption:—

Foodstuffs disposed of as unfit for human consumption:—

Tons.owts.qrs.lbs.
Mutton and Lamb—419 carcases, parts ex 1,009 carcases.1517316
Beef—210 hinds, crops, &c., parts ex 212 hinds, crops, &c., 38 bags and parts of 9 bags, 15 packages.152115
Bacon—13 bundles, 1 case, 3 sides, and parts of 65 sides.—1730
Pork—9 carcases and parts of 190 carcases, 2 bags pieces.14116
Poultry—5 cases, 350 loose ducklings—16117
Veal—8 bags, parts of 3 bags—513
Hams—3 loose——114
Sausages—1 cask, 13 loose—109
Total weight34526