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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1971
TABLE 1
The Meat (Sterilization) Regulations 1969 Investigation and Disposal of Pet Foods
Commodity | Packages | Approximate Weight (Tons) |
---|---|---|
Inedible Meats & Offals | 221,404 | 5,535 |
Horsemeat & Offals | 184,158 | 4,604 |
Totals | 405,562 | 10,139 |
Goods not marked as required by the abowe Regulations were detained and marked at No. 6 Cold Store Total 14,821 packages Approximate Weight 370½ A Tons. |
1971
TABLE 2
Imported Food Regulations 1968 Examination for Fitness for Human Consumption
Commodity
Country | Beef Livers | Other Beef Offals | B/L Beef | Sheep & Lambs | B/in & BIL Mutton & Lamb | Sheep & Lamb Offals | Pork & Offals | Chilled Beef Cuts | Other Meats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentine | _ | _ | Ctns. 254 | _ | _ | _ | — | Ctns. 150 | Clns. 10 Hares 7 Cooked Beef |
Australia | Ctns. 160 | Ctns. 35 | Ctns. 355 | — | Ctns. 190 | — | Ctns. 10 | — | Ctns. 2 Gristle 20 Minced Beef |
Brazi I | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | Ctns. 128 | — |
New Zealand | Ctns. 320 | Ctns. 166 | Ctns. 300 | 500 | Ctns. 40 | Ctns. 25 | _ | — | _ |
U.S.A. | Ctns. 20 | Ctns. 20 | _ | _ | — | Ctns. 40 | _ | — | _ |
S.W. Africa | Ctns. 20 | Ctns. 5 | Ctns. 94 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
China | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | _ | Ctns. 60 Rabbits 5 Hares |
Eire | _ | _ | Ctns. 50 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Totals Weights (Appro x) | 520 T 13 | 226 T 5.65 | 1,053 T 26.32 | 500 T 17 | 230 T 5.75 | 65 T 1.6 | 10 T .25 | 278 T 7 | 104 T 2.6 |
Total Weight 79.17 Tons (approx.) Total Packages, 2,996. |
TABLE 3
Damaged Meats Detained at No. 6 Cold Store for Destruction or Reconditioning
Commodity
Sheep & Lambs | Sheep & Lambs Cuts | Sheep & Lamb Offals | Bl in & BIL Beef | Beef Offals | Other Offals | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packages | 21,044 | 674 | 10 | 1,937 | 1,121 | 765 |
Approx. Wt. (Tons) | 329 | 17 | ¼ | 48½ | 28 | 20 |
Total Weight 412% Tons (approx.) Total Packages, 25,546 |