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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
Southwark 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Foodstuffs Examined. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity. | Weight, | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | |||||||||||||
| T | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||||
| Brought forward | 110 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |||||
| Brussel Sprouts | 105 bags | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 105 bags | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 i | - | ... | - | - | ... | Released to City Corporation for pig feeding | |||||
| Beef, salted | 109 pieces | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bloaters | 2 casks, 1 parcel, 70 bloaters | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11½ | 1 parcel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9½ | 1 parcel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9½ | - | ... | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Beetroot | 38 bags | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38 bags | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38 bags | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | ... | do do | |||
| Butter | 26 cases, 1 parcel | 0 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15 lbs. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | - | ... | - | ... | Released to Cotton's Wharf for manufacturing purposes. | |||||
| Beef, pressed | 5 pieces | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 pieces | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - | ... | 5 pieces | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | The owner was proceeded against and fined £25 and £5 costs. The beef was afterwards destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Condensed Milk | 625 tins, 15 cases | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2 cases | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 cases | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | - | - | ... | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||
| Cod, salted | 9 pieces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cheese | 847 cheeses, 4 boxes, 1 parcel | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 25 cheeses, 4 boxes, 1 parcel | 0 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 3 cheeses, 1 parcel, 4 boxes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | ... | 5 cwt. 1 qr. 12 lbs. were released to Messrs. W. G. Eavis & Sons, Shepton Mallet. 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 17 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot and 1 qr. 19 lbs were destroyed where found. | |||
| Carrots | 361 bags | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 bags | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 bags | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ... | 9 tons were released to various firms for cattle feeding, and 5 tons were destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |||
| Cod | 36 pieces | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cauliflowers | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currants | 182 boxes, 7 cases | 4 | 19 | 3 | 7½ | 19 boxes, 7 cases . | 0 | 17 | 2 | 184 | 19 boxes, 7 cases. | 0 | 17 | 2 | 18½ | — | ... | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Cherries | loose | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Conger Eel | 10 pieces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carried forward | 138 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||