Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Disposal of Condemned Foods:—
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boiling Down (recovery of Fats, &c.) | 138 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
Cattle and Poultry Foods | 940 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Refining | 175 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
Exportation | 71 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Soap-making | 11 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
Removed to other districts | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Reconditioning | 21 | 16 | 3 | 14 |
Technical purposes | — | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Distillation | 14 | 19 | 2 | 23 |
Destroyed—Buried | 3,366 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
„ —Burnt | 34 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Total weight | 4,776 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Foodstuff Condemned:—
Dock. | Tons. | Quantity. | No. of seizures. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |||
Royal Albert Dock | 149 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 276 |
Royal Victoria Dock | 650 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 296 |
King George V. Dock | 205 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 153 |
East India Dock | 1,165 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 103 |
West India Dock | 993 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 167 |
Millwall Dock | 597 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 61 |
Surrey Commercial Dock | 323 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 71 |
London Dock | 382 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 180 |
St. Katharine Dock | 24 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
Regent's Canal Dock | 223 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
Tilbury Dock | 61 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 186 |
Total weight | 4,776 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1,545 |
The approximate weight of goods condemned and the number of detention and seizures made annually during the last ten years were as follows:—
Year. | Approximate weight. | No. of seizures. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
1928 | 6,018 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1,436 |
1929 | 1,743 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1,569 |
1930 | 2,572 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1,574 |
1931 | 1,408 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 1,375 |
1932 | 2,654 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 1,593 |
1933 | 1,303 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 1,359 |
1934 | 1,825 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1,567 |
1935 | 2,368 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 1,454 |
1936 | 3,288 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 1,588 |
1937 | 4,776 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1,545 |
The detention of Fats under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations,
1925, during the year was as follows:—
No. of Exportation Notices served 191
No. of casks, &c., released for exportation 413
No. of casks, &c., released for soapmaking, &c. 11,061
No. of casks, &c., released to wharves under Notice of Exportation 9,905
Foodstuffs disposed of as unfit for human consumption:—
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mutton and Lamb—5,364 carcases, parts ex 5,688 carcases. | 112 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
Beef—37 hinds, crops, &c., parts ex 459 hinds, crops, &c., 25 bags and a quantity trimmings. | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
Bacon—3 bales, 7 sides and part of 1 back | — | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Pork—41 carcases and parts of 77 | — | 17 | 1 | 7 |
Poultry—43 cases | 2 | — | — | — |
Veal—24 bags and parts of 16 bags | 1 | 5 | — | 6 |
Hams—15 hams | — | 2 | — | — |
Sausages—2 packages | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Total weight | 122 | 7 | 2 | 22 |