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Stepney 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Unsound Food.

The following is a list and quantity of the Foodstuffs destroyed during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925: —

1. At the Wharves.Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Fresh Meat.
25 carcases of Mutton—11118
70 Hams—530
2 Forequarters of Beef—1225
1 Pigs Liver———4
Preserved Meats.
22,950 tins of Beef3716315
8 „ Minced Collops———13
5,096 ,, Mutton1318118
2,938 ,, Potted Meat—1627
58 ,, Rabbits—104
418 „ Tongues—15021
Preserved Fish.
594 tins of Crab—221
480 „ Crayfish—2016
2,662 „ Lobsters—11215
11,150 „ Salmon59024
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.
46 packages of Apricots—426
142 crates of Bananas41410
26 bags of Cabbages1600
2 packages of Cherries——24
2 „ Grapes—110
75 „ Onions31500
10 „ Oranges—4224
9 „ Peaches——I16
145 „ Plums—1324
586 „ Potatoes141010
203 „ Tomatoes1802