London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Tons | Cwts. | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 Cases rodent damaged and wasty grapefruit | 1 | 6 |
| 10 Boxes rodent damaged figs | 2 | |
| 1 Cask dirt contaminated olives | 4 | |
| Quantity banana and banana waste | 4 | 14 |
| 25 Cases oil damaged prunes | 7 | |
| 19 Cases wasty oranges | 8 | |
| 6 Crates wasty garlic | 1 | |
| 40 Baskets wasty tomatoes | 4 | |
| 26 Bags rodent damaged peas | 17 | |
| 3 Boxes wasty potatoes | 1 | |
| 40 Bags wet-damaged and rotted carrots | 19 | |
| 10 Bags rice sweepings | 9 | |
| 12 Ctns rodent and wet-damaged macaroni | 5 | |
| 36 Bags wet-damaged and mouldy groundnuts | 18 | |
| Quantity amber honey contaminated with extraneous matter | 3 | |
| Contents of 4 broken casks of chutney | 4 | |
| 1 Barrel dock-water damaged agar-agar | 1 | |
| 2 Casks contaminated ginger | 3 | |
| 2 Bags dirty sugar | 3 | |
| 6 Crates wasty garlic | 1 | |
| 6 Bags rodent damaged dhal | 6 | |
| 19 Bags dock-water damaged and contaminated flour | 1 | 1 |
| 3 Bags rodent damaged pearl barley | 3 | |
| 2,587 ctns, 238 cases, 15,070 tins, 995 Jars and 30 barrels Juices, fruits, pulps, vegetables, meat and fish — burst, blown, broken or leaky | 98 | 18 |
| Quantity banana waste | 1,535 | 14 |
| 40 Baskets wasty fruit | 7 | |
| 54 Cases wasty pineapple | 16 | |
| 68 cases wasty oranges | 4 | 17 |
| 57 Ctns wet damaged and mouldy dried fruit | 11 | |
| 749 Ctns wasty and rat infested melons | 13 | 6 |
| Quantity loose-collected and dirty mango slices | 1 | |
| 11 Ctns dock-water damaged peaches | 3 | |
| 3 Ctns dock-water damaged and mouldy apricots | 1 | |
| 5 Bags Rodent Damaged Figs | 1 | |
| 1910 Baps wasty and soft wet Onions | 37 | 13 |
| 84 Bags dirty and wet rice and rice sweepings | 6 | 9 |
| 413 Bags wasty and decomposing potatoes | 9 | 2 |
| 236 Bags of coriander seed sweepings | 4 | 18 |
| Quantity damaged wheat | 4 | 18 |
| 100 Bags damaged peas | 4 | 15 |
| 5235 Ctns wasty celery | 123 | 15 |
| 113 Crates wasty garlic | 2 | 18 |
| 266 Crates wasty yams | 10 | 10 |
| 1 Bag beetle infested lentils | 1 | |
| 4183 Bags wasty carrots | 52 | 13 |
| 21 Baskets wasty tomatoes | 8 | |
| 3 Bags dock water damaged wheat germ | 3 | |
| 25 Ctns uncertificated canned meat | 6 | |
| 4 Ctns dock water damaged beef livers | 1 | |
| 2 Cases unsound and uncertificated casings | 4 | |
| 5 Dock water damaged lambs | 1 | |
| Quantity mouldy sheep kidneys | 6 | |
| 31 Broken casks pickles — contents dirty | 14 | |
| 6 Casks Chutney — casks open and contents dirty | 10 | |
| 201 Ctns damaged onion powder | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Bags spices — bags open and contents dirty | 2 | |
| 5 Casks orange juice — Heads damaged and contents dirty | 1 | 3 |
| 2 Casks lime juice and lime skins-contents damaged | 7 | |
| 6 Ctns dirty and wet damaged tea | 6 | |
| 153 Bags mildewed and dock water damaged nuts | 11 | 6 |
| 1 Stained bag cocoa | 1 | |
| 66 Ctns wet and rodent damaged macaroni | 19 | |
| Quantity weather damaged sugar | 60 | 0 |
| 500 Ctns unfit peeled shrimps | 4 | 5 |
| 247 Cases wasty and running margarine | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Bag bacteriologically contaminated milk powder | 1 | |
| Quantity decomposing ships Refrigerated stores | 10 | |
| Quantity Ships rejected stores | 14 | |
| 3 Cases dock-water damaged brandy | 1 |