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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Buried (continued) | Tons | Cwts. |
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3 barrels Mango Chutney — head out, contents contaminated | 8 | |
2 casks Mango Chutney — oil contaminated | 2 | |
15 cases Pickle — unsound | 15 | |
4 bags Cocoa Beans — rodent infested | 3 | |
2 ctns. Cocoa Butter — wet damaged | 1 | |
141 bottles Fend Compound — bottles broken | 5 | |
10 ctns. Egg Ravioli — No Official Certificates (destroyed at Merchant's request) | 1 | |
24 ctns. Macaroni — vermin infested and oil stained | 5 | |
4 cases Hen Eggs — Broken | 1 | |
56 bags Desiccated Coconut — wet damaged | 17 | |
1 case tea — wet stained and mouldy | 1 | |
38 ctns. Corned Beef — poor condition | 10 | |
5 ctns. Chucks and Blades — decomposed | 2 | |
8 Lamb Carcases — dock water damaged | 2 | |
197 Beef Livers, 4 Beef Kidneys, 12 Beef Tenderloins, 1 Beef Crop, 1 Beef Cheek, 1 Beef Tongue, 2 Beef Hinds, 1,336 Lambs, 48 Lambs Legs, 55 Lamb Shoulders, 2 Sheep Legs, 1 Sheep Shoulder, 1 Sheep Liver, 7 Sheep Fore Parts, 16 Ewes, 4 Ewe Shoulders, 10 Ewe Legs, 238 Ox Livers, 2 Ox Hearts, 1 Ox Tongue, 1 bag Ox Kidney, 22 Ox parts, 3 ctns. Ox Skirts, 5 Briskets, 6 Wethers, 44 Silverside, 9 Rumps, 1 Thick Flank, 1 Pork Kidney, 1 Pork Liver, 3 ctns. Chicken Rolls, 1 ctn. Turkey Rolls, 70 ctns. Salami Sausages, Quantity Butter Trimmings, — diseases, dock water damaged, faecal contamination, dirty, loose collected, iced, bloodstained, sour, stale, bacterial contamination, oil stained, paint stained, brine stained, rodent damaged, soft, wet and decomposed, mouldy, mis-shapen, fire damaged | 28 | 7 |
47 bags Flour — dirty and contaminated — for reconditioning | 1 | 16 |
210 ctns. Raisins - infested - for processing | 3 | 1 |
15 bags Sugar — sweepings — for refining | 14 | |
1 drum Honey — contaminated by extraneous matter — for refining | 4 | |
60 bags Coffee Beans — wet damaged - for reconditioning | 3 | 11 |
7 bags Maple Peas — dock water damaged — for cleansing | 3 | |
272 ctns. Apples — brine stained — for cleansing | 4 | 17 |
258 ctns. Oranges and Grapefruits - over ripe — for sorting | 4 | 12 |
2 ctns. Carmine Powder — returned British export — salmonella contam | ||
inated — sterilized and processed | 1 | |
40 bags Rice — dirty and contaminated by bird droppings — cleansing | 1 | 6 |
81 ctns. Powdered Egg — salmonella contaminated — for heat treatment | 1 | 16 |
600 ctns. Egg Pasta — salmonella contaminated — goods destroyed | 3 | 5 |
488 ctns. Corned Beef — poor condition — for manufacturing purposes | 6 | 10 |
22 bags Offals — loose collected and dirty — for sterilisation for petfood | 15 | |
2 ctns. Beef Hearts — loose collected and dirty — for sterilisation for petfood | 1 | |
218 bags Bone in Hinds — soft and bloodstained — for sterilisation for petfood | 15 | 3 |
690 ctns. Pork Lungs and 847 ctns. Beef Spleens — uncertificated for sterilisation for petfood | 30 | 6 |
62 bags Pea Beans — sweepings | 2 | 16 |
36 bags Pea Beans — dirty and contaminated | 1 | 11 |
15 bags Cocoa Beans — stained and mildewed | 1 | 3 |
569 ctns. Currants — wet stained and mouldy | 7 | 2 |
93 bags Rice — wet and dirty | 4 | 3 |
161 ctns. Milk Powder — dock water damaged | 3 | 16 |
23 bags Flour — dirty and contaminated by bird droppings | 1 | 8 |
598 bags Flour - rejected ship's stores | 6 | 16 |
92 bags Masoodhall — wet damaged | 4 | 12 |
280 bags Wheat Germ — rodent damaged | 17 | 13 |
30 bags Wheat Germ — wet damaged | 1 | 12 |
71 bags Maize Flour — rodent damaged | 4 | 18 |
21 bags Sodium Caseinate — rodent damaged | 9 | |
34 ctns. Corned Beef — poor condition | 9 | |
6 bags Groundnuts — dock water damaged | 4 | |
2,500 ctns. Tomato Puree — excess tin content | 51 | 1 |
3,000 ctns. Tomato Paste — excess copper content | 26 | 5 |
400 ctns. Tomato Paste — excess lead content | 13 | 7 |
4,000 bags Groundnuts — contained Aflatoxin | 50 | 0 |
25 ctns. Hollandaise Sauce - contained a non-permitted preservative | 1 |