[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London] page 27

City of London 1965

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

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Table: The 3,515 tons listed above, the principal items and methods of disposal consisted of:-

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The 3,515 tons listed above, the principal items and methods of disposal consisted of:-

Burnt	Tons.	Cwts.
5,446 tins, 398 ctns. 314 jars and 1 barrel of juices, pulps, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish - burst, blown, broken or leaky	17	19
24 bags Tapioca Sweepings		17
75 bags Carbon-black contaminated Rice and dirty Rice Sweepings	3	6
22 ctns. wet-damaged Macaroni		5
5 dock-water damaged Lambs		1
4 ctns. loose-collected Horsemeat		2
4 boxes and 3 bags Offal - soft, dirty and loose-collected		10
15 ctns. uncertificated Cooked Pork Shoulder		10
1 cask Fresh Cranberries - contaminated with extraneous matter		1
44 ctns. Currants - wet damaged, fermenting and rodent damaged		16
21 ctns. Sultanas - stained		5
Quantity of Banana waste	6	1
144 ctns. wet damaged Jelly Crystals	1	10
340 ctns. Dessert Topping - contained prohibited preservatives	1	15
5 bags soiled and dirty Gelatine		5
10 ctns. Celery - frost damaged		4
16 ctns. Noodles - wet and mouldy		3
5 ctns. Cake Mix - cartons broken and contents damaged		1
1 ctn. Red Peppers - dock water damaged		4
3 ctns. Instant Coffee - cartons broken and contents damaged		1
1 bag Indian Pickles - rodent infested		1
3 bags Cow Peas - loose-collected		3
33 boxes Oranges - dock water damaged	1	4
50 ctns. French Dressing - prohibited preservative		6
1 cask Stuffed Olives - contents exposed and damaged		4
33 ctns. Spaghetti - contents spilled and dirty		9
6 ctns. Apples - contaminated with mineral oil		2
2 bags Sodium Caseinate - bags split and contents damaged		3
13 ctns. Shelled Walnuts - wet stained		1
2 casks Gherkins - casks damaged and contents dirty		5
5 bags Tea Sweepings		1
5 bags Gluten Flour - contaminated with excreta		5
Quantity Beef, Flour and Rice - ship's rejected stores	3	7
Buried
20,075 tins, 1,642 ctns. 714 jars and 7 barrels of juices, pulps,
fruits, vegetables, meat and fish - burst, blown, broken or leaky	123	10
16 ctns. Sultanas - stained		14
12 ctns. Currants - stained		3
Quantity Dried Fruit - mouldy		9
Lighter of Dried Fruit - wet and mouldy	10	2
1 cask Cherries - contents spilled and dirty		4
1,860 cases Plums and 475 cases Nectarines - over ripe and wasty	31	19
85 boxes Melons -	1	11
14 x ½ boxes Melons - rodent damaged		2
153 boxes Apples - wasty, broken cartons and loose collected	8	5
457 boxes Apples - salt-water damaged	8	11
170 ctns. Apples - contaminated with mineral oil	2	19
6,800 ctns. Apples - salvaged after collison	131	13
70 casks Olives in Brine - rotting	5	11
9 cases Pears - wasty		1
2 cases Pears - dock water damaged		1
5,473 cases Oranges - wasty	183	4
3 bags Oranges and Lemons - wasty		10
400 trays Grapes - wasty	4	10
15 ctns. Grapefruit - stained		2
88 ctns. Plantains - wasty	1	11
2 boxes Clementines - dock water damaged		3
Quantity Banana waste	1,518	6
157 crates Garlic - oil stained and wasty	4	1
3,216 baskets Tomatoes - wasty	22	0
7 bags Split Peas - fire-damaged sweepings		6
344 bags Peas - wet-damaged and loose-collected	15	9
49 ctns. Dehydrated Onion Powder - wet-damaged	1	2
Quantity Onion Sweepings	1	10
30 bags Onions - wasty and dirty		7
263 bags Potatoes - wasty	6	11
32 boxes Cucumbers - wasty		4