London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
102
Quantity and Weight examined.
Foodstuffs. Weight found to
be unsound.
Quantity. Weight.
t. 0. q. li. t. c. q. l.
Brought forward... 34(53 1 9 2 2 5 760 1 4 0 4
Lobster, tinned ... 35 cases ... 0 15 2 14
Mutton ... ... 15235 carcases, 338 13 0 4 36 17 0 22
1404 part carcases
2744 haunches,
1012 sides, 824
crates, 100 legs,
50 fores. 50 backs
50 shoulders, 40
bags
Mutton, tinned ... 49 cases ... 1113 4 —
Margarine ... ... 168 boxes, 178 8 8 1 12
cases, 25 crates
Meat Paste, tinned ... 118 cases ... 1 11 0 8
Meat, potted ... 50 cases ... 0 10 2 24 —
Melons, tinned ... 150 cases ... 117 0 0
Oranges ... ... 12 boxes ... 0 12 0 0 —
Onions ... ... 12 boxes ... 0 12 0 0 —
Pork ... ... 55 carcases ... 1 19 1 4
Pork and Beans, tinned... 385 cases ... 7 13 2 24 —
Pineapple, tinned ... 522 cases ... 16 12 16 11828
Peaches, tinned ... 469 cases ... 12 10 1 4
Pears, tinned ... 459 cases ... 12 5 2 2 —
Peas ... ... 22 bags .. 1 12 0 0
Peas, tinned ... 192 cases ... 4 73 2 0 400
Pulp, Apricot ... 18 cases ... 0 17 2 18 —
Pulp, Blackcurrant ... 25 cases ... 1 4 2 (5 —
Plum Puddings, tinned... 25 cases ... 0 10 2 4 —
Babbits ... ... 1350 crates, 15 36 12 3 8 0 4 0 0
cases ...
Rice .. ... 28 bags... ... 1 18 0 0 —
Salmon, tinned ... 1406 cases ... 30 4 0 8 —
Salmon, frozen ... 25 cases, 21 boxes 5 2 0 0 01700
Sardines, tinned ... 356 cases ... 714 3 24 0 420
Soup, tinned ... 221 cases ... 3 8 0 8 —
Sausages, tinned ... 343 cases, 25 boxes 7 9 0 1
Shrimps, tinned ... 30 cases ... 0 6 1 20
Sprats, salted ... 15 casks ... 12 2 0
Sausages, frozen and 60 boxes, 4!) cases 2 5 017 1 715
breakfast
Carried forward... 3973 17 1 5 802 6 2 11
Table showing the total quantity of Foodstuffs examined at the wharves during the year 1918, the quantity found to be unsound, the notices served
and the method of disposal of the unsound portion.
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. | Notices served. | How unsound portion disposed of. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Weight. | (a) Detention. | (b) Release | ||||||||||||
| T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | c. | Q. | L. | ||||||||
| Apricots, tinned | 515 cases | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Anchovies, salted | 5 casks... | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Apples, tinned | 264 cases | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Apples | 40 cases, 15 boxes | 0 | 18 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Beef, frozen | 3664 quarters, 30 fores, 551 cases, 130 pieces, 14 boxes, 4 casks | 271 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 27 | No | — | 2 | 1 | 4 tons 14 cwt. 3 qrs. 19 lbs. were released for pig feeding and 4 tons 4 cwt. 8 lbs. for soap boiling, to F. Brown, Bull's Farm, Waltham-stow. | |
| Beef, salted | 32 casks, 60 pieces | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Beef, tinned | 7321 cases, 2846 tins | 164 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | a part | — | 22 | 11 | 9 tons 2 cwt. 1 qr. 13 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot. The remainder was released to be used for pig feeding as follows : 8 tonsl _ 8cwt. 2 qrs. 4 lbs. to F. Brown, Bull s Farm, Walthamstow. 2 tons 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 8 lbs. to G. Pettet, Wrotham, Kent. 10 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lb. to Frank Keevil, Fingest. 12 cwt. to M. Kernan Rhyl, Duval, for soap boiling. | |
| Beans, dried | 55 bags | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Bacon | 2171 boxes, 229 sides, 25 crates, 1 bale | 536 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 200 | 13 | 2 | 12 | No | — | 11 | 7 | Released to be used for soap boiling, as follows :— T. C Q. L. 200 13 2 12 to F. Brown, Bull's Farm, Walthamstow. 30 3 1 to J. Knight, Ltd., Silvertown, E. | |
| Beans, tinned | 103 cases | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Butter do | 53 crates | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Blue Berries | 374 cases | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Condensed Milk | 3757 cases | 67 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | a part | — | 20 | 11 | Releasea to be used for pig and poultry feeding as follows:—10 tons 17 cwt. 3 qrs. to W. Wood, Horn Park, Lee. 17 tons 5 cwt. 3 qr. 4 lbs to H. Wellband & Sons, Otford. 5 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. to C. Cross, Edgware. 7 cwt. 16 lbs to R. Lehmann. 3 cwt. 16 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot, and 2 qrs. 24 lbs. are still under stop. | |
| Cheese | 118. 25 boxes | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||||||||||
| Crab, tinned | 310 cases | 6 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Cocoa | 8 cases | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Cheeks, Ox | 30 bags | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||
| Ducks | 154 boxes, 76 cases | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dripping | 15 boxes | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| Carried forward | 1091 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 259 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 32 | |||||