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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Burnt (continued) | Tons. | Cwts. |
|---|---|---|
| 22 ctns. Pastelli — contained excess copper | ||
| 2 crates Cheese — dock water damaged | ||
| 19 ctns. Butter - wet damaged | ||
| 56 bags Rice — contaminated with extraneous matter, vermin and wet damaged | 2 | 15 |
| 1 bag Wheat Gluten— wet damaged | 1 | |
| 39 ctns. Flour — rodent infested and wet damaged | 12 | |
| 16 ctns. Milk Powder — dock water damaged | 8 | |
| 5 chests Tea — wet damaged | 5 | |
| 1,576 tins, 1,050 ctns. and 15 jars of Fruit, Meat, Vegetables, Pulps and Juices — burst, blown, leaky and broken | 29 | 8 |
| 5,012 containers and a quantity of Fruit and Vegetables — wasty, contaminated with extraneous matter, smashed, broken, crushed, unsound, wet damaged, infested and oil stained | 120 | 6 |
| 25 ctns. Pickled Vegetables — contained non-permitted preservative | 5 | |
| 4 casks Mango Chutney — broken and contaminated | 3 | |
| 15 bags Pourgouri (Bran) —rodent contaminated | 13 | |
| 1 barrel Stuffed Olives — contaminated with extraneous matter | 4 | |
| 632 ctns. Victoria Pears — wasty | 11 | 10 |
| 643 packages Various Spice Powders— burst, broken and contaminated | 25 | 0 |
| 75 ctns. Baking Powder and Custand Powder, 8 ctns. Fruit Drinks, 1 | ||
| case Pharmceutical Products — fire damaged | 1 | 10 |
| 1 bag Cocoa Beans — wet damaged | 1 | |
| 9 bags and 1 ctn. Pistachio Nuts — aflatoxin contaminated | 4 | |
| 7 boxes Almonds - rodent damaged | 1 | |
| 13 bags Desiccated Coconut — rancid and dirty | 11 | |
| 183 ctns. and 12 cases Cheese — mouldy, rotting and unsound | 5 | 4 |
| 5 bags Coffee Sweepings — contaminated | 3 | |
| 2 chests Tea — wet damaged .. | 2 | |
| 5 ctns. Lustrous Candies — contained non-permitted colouring matter | 4 | |
| 1,844 ctns. Frozen Chips — mouldy | 22 | 0 |
| 50 cases Bombay Duck - insect infested | 1 | 6 |
| 15 ctns. Liver Sausage — mouldy | 7 | |
| 43 ctns. Frozen Rabbits — decomposing | 16 | |
| 4 cases Canned Curry Beef — no official certificate | 1 | |
| Various quantities of meat and offal unfit for human consumption | 118 | 13 |
| 21 kegs Pickled Vegetables - contained non-permitted preservative and colouring matter. Destroyed. | 7 | |
| 41 ctns. Kibbled Onions — oil damaged. Released for reconditioning | 15 | |
| 41 pallets Bitter Orange Skins in Pulp — damaged. Released for manu | ||
| facturing purposes | 60 | 0 |
| Quantity of tinned Apricots — leaking. Released for sorting | 1 | 8 |
| 1 pallet Fruit Cocktail - dented, crushed and leaking. Destroyed | 1 | 8 |
| 3,000 ctns. Canned Pineapple Juice - crushed and leaking. Released for sorting | 48 | 4 |
| 200 bags Green Beans — insect infested. Released for cleaning | 10 | 0 |
| 9 bins Apples - dirty and damaged. Released for washing and sorting | 3 | 5 |
| 1 triple bin Apples — bruised and dirty. Released for sorting | 1 | 2 |
| Quantity of Apples - damaged. Released for sorting | 17 | 16 |
| 7 ctns. Soya Sauce — contained non-permitted preservative. Destroyed | 2 | |
| 69 drums Huney - contained excess zinc. Released for blending | 21 | 4 |
| 500 ctns. Candy Sweetening and 40 ctns. of Sweets with Toys — contained non-permitted colouring matter. Destroyed | 9 | 5 |
| Quantity of Sugar — wet damaged and contaminated. Released for industrial purposes | 236 | 0 |
| 81 drums Lard — dirty. Released for technical purposes. | 16 | 4 |
| 100 barrels Wet Salted Split Mackerel — dirty. Released for sorting. | 5 | 0 |
| 500 ctns. Canned Chicken — crushed. Released for sorting | 3 | 2 |
| 4,955 Lamb carcases — dirty and misshapen. Released for reconditioning | 100 | 12 |
| 19 bags Turtle Meat — insect infested. Released for cleaning | 17 | |
| 2 cases Dried Crayfish — insect infested. Released for cleaning. | 1 | |
| 27 cases Frozen Seafood — contaminated with Bacterium coli. Released for processing | 7 | |
| 219 ctns. Frozen Seafood — wet and smelling. Destroyed. | 2 | 18 |
| 174 ctns. Cheese - mouldy. Released for reconditioning | 5 | 11 |