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Southwark 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs examined during the year 1924 by the several Inspectors throughout the Borough (The amount shown in this table is in addition to the total shown in Table 36.)
| 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. | |||||||
| Apricot pulp | 18 cases, 211 tins | 1 | 18 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Apricots | 1,138 cases, 49 sieves | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 1,138 cases, 49 sieves | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 1,138 cases, 49 sieves | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Apples | 10 baskets | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Bacon | 4 bales, 8 boxes, 135 sides and | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 sides, 8 boxes | — | 19 | 1 | 14 | 15 sides, 8 boxes | — | 19 | 1 | 14 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Beef | a quantity of pieces Carcases, &c. | 41 | 7 | 1 | 12 | Carcases, &c. | — | 4 | 0 | 27 | Carcases, &c. | — | 4 | 0 | 27 | — | — | 3 cwt. 2 qrs. 7 lbs. were released to Messrs. J. Knight for soap boiling, and 2 qrs. 20 lbs. were destroyed on premises where found. |
| Beef, salted | Pieces | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Beef extract | 327 cases, 56 tins | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Beef powder | 28 cases, 3 tins | — | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Beef, cooked | Pieces | — | — | — | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Brawn | 7 tins | — | — | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Bananas | 36 crates | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 crates | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 crates | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council'a Depot. |
| Butter | 11 boxes | — | 5 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Condensed milk | 1 barrel, 31 cases, 54 tins | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 barrel, 31 cases, 54 tins | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 barrel. 31 cases, 54 tins | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | 12 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs. were released to various firms for pig feeding, and 7 cwt. 1 qr. 13 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot. | |||
| Cheese | 2 pieces | — | — | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Coffee | 39 tins | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 tins | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 tins | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Cauliflowers | 86 bags | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 bags | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 bags | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council' Depot. |
| Carried forward | 83 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||