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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
West Ham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Unsound Food Condemned.
Soles—1 box.
Skate—1 box and 1 trunk.
Plaice—1 case.
Herrings—1 barrel.
Haddocks—2 trunks and 1 box.
Kippered Herrings—16 boxes.
Mussels—2 bags.
Winkles—3 bags.
Beasts' Bodies—47.
„ Forequarters—97½.
„ Sides—4.
„ Heads—16.
„ Tongues—7.
„ Hearts—3.
„ Lungs—130 pairs.
„ Livers—86.
,, Ribs—1 set.
,, Kidneys—1 pair.
,, Tripes—6.
„ Offal—47 sets.
„ Gut fats—2.
,, Runners—1 set.
„ Tails—2.
Beef—390 lbs.
„ pieces—19 lbs.
„ (salt)—25 lbs.
Mutton—31 lbs., 3½ shoulders, 1 leg, and 3 breasts.
Sheep's Lungs—17 pairs.
,, Hearts—6.
„ Kidneys—2.
Cows' Heads—3.