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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar sweepings—470 bags | 56 | 18 | 9 | 18 |
| Butter—38 packages | — | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Margarine—23 packages | — | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Cheese—41 packages | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Cocoa—762 bags | 50 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Coffee—1 bag | — | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Jams—1 case, 209 tins | — | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Biscuits—5 cases | — | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sugar—3,850 bags | 302 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Tomato Paste—162 tins | — | — | 3 | 18 |
| „ Soup—732 tins | — | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| „ Ketchup—16 tins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tea—2 packages | — | — | 3 | 16 |
| „ Sweepings—3 packages | — | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| Milk powder—30 packages | — | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Evaporated—139 tins | — | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| „ Condensed—1,262 cases | 24 | 18 | 3 | 13 |
| Egg Yolk—4 cases, 2 tins | — | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Total weight | 440 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 780 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| Barley | — | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Flour | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Oats | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Bice | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Maize | 8 | 19 | 2 | 16 |
| Rye | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Total weight | 903 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confectionery—3 bags | — | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| Boiled Oats—10 sacks, 55 cartons | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Macaroni—5 packages | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Various—145 packages | — | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| Total weight | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| Various—353 packages | 9 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
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-mentioned 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
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;
(c) All edible parts of an animal other than (i) the head or other severed
parts of the carcase, (ii) the intestines prepared in the form of sausage casings
and (iii) meat which has before importation been made ready for human
consumption in the form of a sausage or other prepared or manufactured
article of food.