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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 1965

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

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1,619 ctns, kangaroo meat- bacterial contamination- for processing4216
21 ctns Lamb Livers - bloodstained and dirty - for processing12
3 ctns Lamb Legs - bacterial contamination - for processing2
459 ctns Wether Legs — bacterial contamination - for processing177
3 ctns. Ewe Legs - bacterial contamination - for processing2
42 bags Wild Pork - uncertificated - for industrial purposes10
2 cases Dried Turtle Meat - larvae infested - for cleansing5
189 ctns. Inedible Lungs - uncertificated - for processing513
Quantity Tea - dirty and sweepings, - for chemical and fertiliser manufacture453
2 bags Almonds - wet damaged - for sorting1
587 bags Sultanas - slight gypsum contamination - for washing76
Quantity tinned Shrimps and Prawns - fire damaged - for sorting512
40 bags Flour - weevil infested - for animal feeding17
473 ctns. Canned Goods - salt-water damaged - cleansing and relabelling10
1,209 bags Pickling Onions - wet damaged and wasty - for garbling304
157 ctns. Spaghetti and Macaroni - wet damaged - for sorting119
30 ctns. Butter - loose-collected - for industrial purposes15
1,000 bags Rice - fire smoke and wet damaged - for reconditioning500
75 bags Sugar - stained and sweepings - for refining311
5,679 bags Lactose - sea water damaged - for refining14119
240 bags Split Ginger - wet damaged - for sorting105
Animal Feeding
28 ctns Currants - wet damaged7
60 bags raisins - contaminated with gypsum powder110
9 bags Milk Powder - rodent damaged4
67 bags Milk Powder - bags broken and contents damaged314
1 ctn. Milk Powder - dock water damaged1
18 bags Flour - stained and dirty12
463 bags Flour - contaminated with carbon black2819
77 bags Flour - ships rejected stores114
4 bags Flour - contaminated with asbestos5
19 bags Broken Rice - bags torn and contents damaged19
16 bags Rice - Sweepings11
22 bags Rice - weevil infested12
235 bags Malt - wet damaged1115
45 bags Lentils - wet, dirty and contaminated22
5 bags Peas - sweepings5
53 bags Groundnuts - wet damaged217
5 bags Wheat Germ - wet stained7
14 bags Chick Peas, rodent damaged13
34 bags Beans - fire damaged118
35 bags Maize - stained and rodent damaged17
Re-export
42 ctns. Currants - oil damaged10
30 casks Casings - uncertificated612
2 casks Lamb casings - uncertificated7
8 casks Hog Casings - uncertificated8
86 ctns Boneless Beef - Scrapmeat30
300 ctns Boiled Beef in Gelatine - uncertificated32
179 quarters bone in beef hinds and fores - uncertificated111
30 cases Pork Sausages - uncertificated7
41 cases sausages - uncertificated9
10 ctns. Boneless Mutton - scrapmeat5
808 ctns. Mutton Legs, Ox Tongues and Ox Crops - Incorrect Official Certificate4331
168 ctns. Meat Products - uncertificated15
224 bags Chilli Powder - prohibited colouring matter1114
128 bags curry powder - prohibited colouring matter410
228 boxes curry powder - prohibited colouring matter512
70 bags Turmeric Powder - prohibited colouring matter310
50 ctns. Anchovy style Sprats - prohibited preservative13
36 chests Congo Tea - excess sand and mineral matter215
680 ctns Canelloni - uncertificated53
12 ctns Whey Cheese - prohibited preservative2
155 ctns Canadian Fruit Cake - prohibited colouring matter113
1,100 ctns. Pure Lard - uncertificated1315

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The following figures have been given by the Port of London Authority and acknowledgement
is made for their help. The figures are in respect of the year 1965 and are tonnages of foodstuffs
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