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 (cont) | Tons | Cwts. |
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25 Cartons and 1 Bag Seedless Raisins-Contaminated. | 6 | |
9 Cartons Sultanas - Wet damaged | 2 | |
6 Cartons Tamerinds - Wet, Wasty and Insect Infested | 2 | |
34 Barrels Strawberry Pulp - Fermenting and Infested | 5 | 12 |
400 Bags Walnuts - Maggoty | 19 | 19 |
1 Bag Shelled Almonds and 1 Bag Shelled Walnuts - Contaminated and Rodent damaged | 1 | |
19 Bags Groundnuts - Aflatoxin contaminated | 12 | |
1 Chest, 22 Bags and a quantity of tea-Sweepings, loose-collected and Dock Water Damaged. | 4 | 9 |
1 Cask Ginger - Spilled and contaminated | 2 | |
43 Cartons Confectionery - Rodent damaged | 1 | 3 |
1 Drum Soy - Contaminated with extraneous matter | 4 | |
9 Bags Skimmed Milk Powder - Dock Water damaged | 4 | |
1 Bag Glucose - Water and Rodent damaged | 1 | |
4 Cartons Cheese - Dock Water damaged. Soiled and contaminated | 2 | |
55 Cartons Egg Pasta - Salmonella contaminated | 7 | |
1 Box Frozen Halibut - Wasty | 1 | |
45 Cartons Ham Products - Uncertificated | 5 | |
11 Cartons Rabbits - loose-collected, dirty and contaminated | 2 | |
Quantity of Meat and Offals - Stained and dirty | 16 | |
Quantity of Meat and Offals - Rejected Ship's Stores | 8 | |
Buried 20,515 Tins, 8,528 Cartons and 925 Jars of fruit, fish, meat, vegetables, pulps and juices. Burst, blown, leaking or broken | 163 | 19 |
100 Bags and 44 Packets Rice - Rodent damaged Wet damaged, stained, dirty and sweepings | 4 | 17 |
1 Bag Barley - Rodent damaged | 1 | |
1 Bag Maize Flour - Rodent damaged | 1 | |
1 Bag Malt - Rodent damaged | 1 | |
106 Cartons and 60 Cases Macaroni - Wet damaged | 2 | 1 |
187 Cartons Macaroni - Wine damaged | 1 | 14 |
3 Bags Semolina - Dirty, sweepings | 3 | |
8 Bags Red Chillies - Wet damaged | 4 | |
10,174 Bags, 30 Cases and Quantity of onions-Wasty, dirty, sprouting and soft | 292 | 19 |
31 Drums Dehydrated Onion Powder - Torn and Leaking drums | 1 | 11 |
259 Crates and 909 Bags Garlic - Wasty | 10 | 10 |
1 Cask Gherkins in Brine - Head stove in, contents unwholesome | 4 | |
3 Barrels, 4 Casks, 1 Case Pickles and 7 Casks and 14 Barrels Chutney - Leaking, broken, burst and extraneous contamination | 1 | 5 |
2,156 Bags and 443 Nets Carrots - Wasty | 32 | 9 |
111 Bags Beetroots - Wasty | 2 | 15 |
597 Cartons, 51 Cases, 56 Trays and 75 Boxes Melons - Wasty | 7 | 12 |
251 Bags Potatoes - Wet, Wasty and decomposed | 11 | 5 |
191 Bags Pumpkins - Squashed and wasty | 4 | 9 |
20 Sacks Cucumbers - Decomposed | 9 | |
488 Cartons Apples - Wasty | 9 | 10 |
83 Boxes Oranges and 9 Cartons Paw Paw-Wasty and dock water damaged. | 1 | 15 |
Quantity of Banana Waste | 54 | 2 |
100 Cartons and 73 Boxes Grapefruit - Wasty | 2 | 8 |
95 Cartons Fresh Apricots - Wasty | 10 | |
3 Casks of Cherries - Wasty, spilled and contaminated. | 12 | |
24 Trays Grapes - Rodent damaged | 3 |