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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE III
Damaged Meats detained in Royal Docks and subsequently reconditioned by other Local Authorities or at Smithfield Market
COMMODITY
| B/in or B/L Beef | Hares | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of Packages | 739 | 650 |
| Approx. Weight | 43 Tons | 8 Tons |
TOTAL WEIGHT (APPROX.) 51 TONS - TOTAL 1,389 Packages
TABLE IN
Damaged Meats etc., detained in No. 6 Cold Store for Destruction or Beconditioning
COMMODITY
| Sheep and Lambs | Sheep and lamb Offals | B/in and B/Less Beef | Beef Livers | Other Offals | Various Packages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packages | 7,405 | 12 | 761 | 292 | 494 | 736 |
| Approx. Wt. tons | 120 | 20 | 12½ | 19 |
TOTAL WEIGHT (APPROX.) 179¼ TONS - TOTAL 9,710 Packages
TABLE V
Meat rejected by U.S.A. — detained at other Cold Stores pending inspection of samples at No. 6 Cold Store
COMMODITY
| B/Less Beef | B/Less Mutton | B/Less Veal | B/Less Lamb | Lamb Cuts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packages | 26,557 | 18,063 | 99 | 2,333 | 1,312 |
| Approx. Wt. (Tons) | 664 | 452 | 2½ | 58 | 33 |
TOTAL WEIGHT (APPROX.) l,209½ TONS - TOTAL 48,364 Packages
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT. 1926
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS REGULATIONS. 1960 and 1968
Twelve samples of Feeding Stuffs were submitted to the Agricultural Analyst. No sample of
fertiliser was sent.
All the samples were found to be within the limits of variation permissible under the
Regulations.
As from the 1st July 1969, Dr. Jack Hubert Hamence, O.B.E., Ph.D., M.Sc., M.Chem.A.,
F.R.I.C., was appointed Agricultural Analyst for the Corporation in the room of Dr. H.A. Williams,
Ph.D. (Lond.) M.Chem.A., A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C., F.R.S.H., and Mr. Philip Sydney Hall, B.Sc.,
M.Chem.A., F.R.I.C., was appointed as Deputy Agricultural Analyst for the Corporation.
STUDENTS AND VISITORS
Student Public Health Inspectors
Eight student public health inspectors were employed by the Authority. Three completed the
course and obtained the Diploma of the Public Health Inspectors Education Board and were
subsequently appointed as Port Health Inspectors with the Authority.
96 student public health inspectors from other local authorities and technical colleges
received instruction in port health work.
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