London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Buried (cont) | Tons | Cwts. |
|---|---|---|
| 1,026 Bags, 155 Baskets and 114 Trays Tomatoes-Wasty | 8 | 9 |
| 5 Cartons and 40 Barrels Apricot Pulp -Crushed, Stained, Wet and dirty, sour, and extraneous contamination, Mouldy,fermenting,burst and leaking. | 7 | 13 |
| 2 Kegs Bitter Orange Pulp - Decomposed | 6 | |
| 1 Cask Lemon Juice - Dock water damaged | 7 | |
| 92 Casks Lime Juice - Water damaged and contaminated | 11 | 14 |
| 6 Cartons Dried Pears - Mouldy and infested | 1 | |
| 441 Boxes Figs - Weevil infested, Mouldy and wasty | 6 | 7 |
| 142 Cartons and 118 Packets Prunes - Wine Soaked, rodent damaged, or unwholesome | 1 | 18 |
| 449 Cartons Sultanas and Currants - Stained, crushed, wasty, wet damaged and moth infested | 7 | 10 |
| 34 Cartons Raisins - Wet damaged | 8 | |
| 567 Bags and Cartons Walnuts - Maggoty, wet damaged mouldy and contaminated | 22 | 10 |
| 13 Boxes and Quantity of shelled Almonds - Wet and mouldy | 9 | |
| 18 Bags Coconuts - Perished | 3 | |
| 11 Bags Desiccated Coconut - Mouldy, wet, Mildewy, burst and extraneous contamination | 8 | |
| 281 Chests, 1 Case and a Quantity of Tea - Dock water and oil damaged 30 Chests Tea Dust - contaminated with perfume smell | 48 | 8 |
| 72 Cartons, 4 Crates and 3 Boxes Eggs - Crushed, broken and unwholesome, extraneous contamination | 1 | 8 |
| 29 Bags Casein - Contents soiled and dirty | 1 | 4 |
| 50 Cartons Eggs Pasta - Salmonella contaminated | 12 | |
| 6 Cartons Milk Powder - Leaky and contaminated | 3 | |
| 1 Bag Black Pepper - Dock water contaminated | 1 | 1 |
| 41 Cartons Sugar Confectionery - Returned British goods | 1 | 0 |
| Quantity of Raw Sugar - Oil and extraneous contamination | 40 | 10 |
| 1 Carton Cocoa Butter - Contaminated | 1 | |
| 7 Cartons Bread Sticks - Wine soaked | 2 | |
| 10 Bags Salt - Oil and water damaged | 4 | |
| 8 Cartons Margarine - Oil and Water damaged | 1 | |
| 8 Cartons Biscuits - Oil and water damaged | 1 | |
| 40 Bags Flour - Oil and water damaged | 17 | |
| 11 Cartons Cooking Oil - Oil and water damaged | 1 | |
| 10 Cartons Ravioli - No official certificate | 2 | |
| .7 Cartons Boneless Mutton - Dock water damaged | 3 | |
| Quantity of various foodstuffs - Unsound and oil contaminated | 1 | 8 |
| 45 Cases Frozen Foods - Wasty and rotten | 8 | |
| General Provisions - Rejected ship's stores | 3 | 10 |
| Contractor Various quantities of meats and offals including | 36 | 11 |
| 1,856 lambs, unfit for human consumption. | ||
| Other Districts 4 Chests Tea - wet damaged, released for sorting and repacking. | 2 | |
| 2,213 Bags Onions - Soft and dirty, released for sorting and re-packing | 63 | 6 |
| 1,032 Cases Mangoes - Wasty, released for processing | 5 | 1 |
| 429 Cartons Prunes - Wine soaked, released for cleaning and repacking | 5 | 17 |
| 918 Bags Orange Peel - Excess preservative released for processing | 11 | 6 |
| 4,000 Cartons Fruit Cocktail - Salvaged for reconditioning | 64 | 0 |
| 804 Bags Groundnut Kernels - Moth larvae damaged, Released for processing | 38 | 5 |
| 101 Cartons Beef Kidneys - Decomposing, released for sterilization and pet food manufacture | 2 | 14 |
| 164 Cartons Sheep Livers - Decomposing, released for sterilization and pet food manufacture | 5 | 0 |