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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 1937

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

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Table: Meats (Tinned):—

Meats (Tinned):—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lb.s.
Ox Tongues—191 tins—10—17
Corned Beef—54 tins——126
Pork—6 tins——124
Veal—58 tins—2—8
Total weight—13019

Table: Fats:—

Fats:—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Tallow and Fat6018216

Table: Offal:—

Offal:—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Ox Tongues—diseased, 5 bags—6211
„ Cheeks—201 bags412—27
„ Sweetbreads—5 crates—5—20
„ Skirts—1 bag and parts of 15—2—17
„ Hearts—1 bag——117
„ Livers—447 bags, cases, etc., parts of 83 bags and 26 loose9-317
„ Tails—12 loose———26
„ Kidneys—602 bags and 8 loose819121
Sheep Sweetbreads—2 cases—229
„ Tongues—1 bag———22
„ Kidneys—26 packages—16—18
„ Hearts—1 bag——116
„ livers—1 box and part of 1 case——316
Tripe—109 packages and parts of 30 bags—14211
Calf Tongues—4 packages—2213
„ Livers—34 bags and parts of 3—1521
„ Kidneys-—15 packages and a quantity loose—129
„ Hearts—1 bag——123
Lamb Hearts—8 bags and 72 loose—2—25
„ Livers—1 bag and 2 loose ————25
„ Tongues—6 bags—12—
„ Sweetbreads—2 cases and parts of 6 crates——127
Pig Heads—2 Heads———22
Total weight266227

Table: Fish:—

Fish:—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Anchovies—137 packages9711
Lobster—1 barrel——117
Sardines—65 cases, 624 tins718320
Fresh Fish—2 cases—2220
Oysters-—1 barrel—12—
Various—521 cases, 980 tins147222
Total Weight3118124

Table: Fruit:—

Fruit:—

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs
Currants—20 cases—112
Raisins—8 packages—2316
Apples—87 packages2—123
Figs—2 bags——13
Grapes—10 cases—1223
Melons—660 packages337225
Pears—38 packages—16215
Prunes—1 box——1—
Tomatoes—1,590 packages1813118
Olives—24 packages—15114
Dates—625 cases, &c.192210
Mandarins—666 packages2818—24
Lemons—48 cases163—
Orange Peel—2 pipes—13——
Lemon Peel—2 pipes—9——
Grapefruit Juice—52 barrels, 31 tins618—24
Bananas—loose collected1,052172—
Oranges—47,187 cases1,70118—25
Various—3,426 packages139417
Citrons—515 cases1218——
Sundry—181 boxes2612
Total weight3,02212—7