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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| Burnt (continued) | Tons | Cwts. |
|---|---|---|
| 27 cases Pears — dock water damaged | 10 | |
| 252 crates Yams — wasty | 13 | 10 |
| 25 bags Dried Peas — rodent damaged | 1 | 5 |
| 11 crates Garlic — wasty | 2 | |
| 21 bags Onions — dock water damaged | 9 | |
| 2 casks Ginger — heads out, contents contaminated by extraneous matter | 2 | |
| 1 cask Ginger — heads out, contents contaminated by dock water | 2 | |
| 1 barrel Gherkins — heads out, contents contaminated by dock water | 5 | |
| 7 bags Tea — sweepings | 2 | |
| 1 chest Tea — wet damaged | 1 | |
| 230 ctns. Pizza Crust — mould growth | 17 | |
| 6 bags coconuts — mouldy | 6 | |
| 5 bags Desiccated coconut — dock water damaged | 5 | |
| 14 ctns. Currants — wet stained | 9 | |
| 44 ctns. Raisins — wet and mildewed | 10 | |
| 4 ctns. Patras — dock water damaged | 1 | |
| 31 ctns. Currants — mouldy | 7 | |
| 2 ctns. Cocoa Butter — dock water damaged | 1 | |
| 2 bags Peppers — dock water damaged | 3 | |
| 42 ctns. Honey — stained and damaged | 5 | |
| 9 boxes Lard — broken and dirty | 4 | |
| 11 ctns. Macaroni — rodent damaged | 2 | |
| 25 ctns. Mushrooms — maggotty | 14 | |
| 13 crates Eggs — unwholesome | 6 | |
| 4 ctns. Egg Albumen — dirty | 2 | |
| 150 ctns. Egg Noodles — Salmonella contaminated | 1 | 5 |
| 2 ctns. Ice Cream Cones — dock water damaged | 1 | |
| Quantity Offals — loose collected and dirty | 2 | |
| 22 bags Ox Livers — blood stained and dirty | 16 | |
| 12,007 tins, 2,561 ctns, 1,267 jars, fruit, fish, meat, vegetables, pulps and | ||
| juices — burst, blown, leaky or broken | 89 | 19 |
| 41 casks Onions in Brine — wasty | 7 | 12 |
| 2,709 bags Onions - wasty | 64 | 4 |
| 34 bags Onions — oil contaminated | 17 | |
| 100 sacks Carrots — decomposed | 1 | 2 |
| 7 ctns. Carrots — wet damaged | 1 | |
| 120 bags Beans — damaged by broken soil pipe in ship's hold | 6 | 0 |
| 160 ctns. French Beans — wasty | 9 | |
| 322 bags Pea Beans — damaged by water | 16 | 0 |
| Quantity Fresh Marrows — wasty | 10 | |
| 1,154 bags Potatoes — wasty | 32 | 15 |
| 2,251 bags Potatoes — maggot infested | 55 | 0 |
| 6 cases Muraba Carrot — contained prohibited preservative | 3 | |
| 159 ctns. Currants — wasty and infested | 2 | 0 |
| 59 ctns. Sultanas — wet damaged | 13 | |
| 16 ctns. Sultanas - rodent infested | 4 | |
| 2 casks Apricot Pulp — heads out, contents contaminated with extraneous matter | 5 | |
| 8 barrels Apricot Pulp - excess preservative | 2 | 3 |
| 5 barrels Plum Pulp — barrels broken contents contaminated | 1 | 0 |
| 1 cask Strawberry Pulp — wasty | 2 | |
| 1 cask Orange Pulp — contaminated by dock water | 3 | |
| 9 casks Orange Juice — unsound | 2 | 10 |
| 1 cask Lemon Peel — dock water damaged | 5 | |
| 30 bags Manioc Meal - sweepings | 1 | 6 |
| 6 bags Rice - sweepings | 3 | |
| 43 bags Rice — oil contaminated | 1 | 18 |
| 1 bag Flour - sweepings | 1 | |
| 5 bags Prunes — sweepings | 3 | |
| 11 cases Figs — wet damaged | 2 | |
| 22 boxes Figs — rodent damaged | 5 | |
| 17 boxes Oranges and Grapefruit — over ripe and wasty | 7 | |
| 1,448 cases Oranges - wasty | 29 | 12 |
| Quantity Apples — wasty | 4 | 11 |
| Quantity Banana Waste | 1,078 | 7 |
| 4,600 bags Yams - wasty | 327 | 2 |
| 14 boxes Melons — wasty | 4 | 5 |
| 1,500 crates Plums — wasty | 22 | 1 |
| 200 crates Pimentoes — wasty | 1 | 4 |
| 52 ctns. Cucumbers — wasty | 1 | 0 |
| 10 ctns. Garlic — wasty | 4 | |
| 12 bags Pumpkins - dock water damaged | 7 | |
| 8 bags Lentils — rodent damaged | 5 | |
| 1 cask Gherkins in Brine - cask burst, contents contaminated | 4 |