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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 1924
[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. | |||||||
| Brought forward | 83 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Cherries | 112 packages, 55 baskets, &c. | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 112 packages, 55 baskets, &c. | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 112 packages, 55 baskets, &c. | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |
| Cocoanuts | 7 bags | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 bags | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 bags | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Ducks | 14 ducks | — | — | 1 | 24 | 2 ducks | — | — | — | 16 | 2 ducks | — | — | - | 16 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Eggs | 3 cases | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 cases | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 cases | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |
| Fowls | 48 fowls | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 fowls | — | — | — | 12 | 2 fowls | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Fish | 36 boxes, &c. | — | 7 | 3 | 20 | 36 boxes | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | 36 boxes | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Greens | 1 load, 262 bags | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 1 load, 262 bags | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 1 load, 262 bags | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Greengages | 10 crates, 132 baskets | — | 19 | 2 | 24 | 10 crates, 120 baskets | — | 17 | 0 | 16 | 10 crates, 120 baskets | — | 17 | 0 | 16 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Geese | 22 geese | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 goose | — | — | — | 8 | 1 goose | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Heads, pigs' | 8,219 heads | 42 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 2,018 heads | 9 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 2,018 heads | 9 | 18 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 9 tons 17 cwt. 2 qrs. 12 lbs were released to Messrs. J. Knight for soap boiling, and 1 cwt. 27 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Hams | 4 boxes, 306 hams | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 hams | — | — | 2 | 14 | 3 hams | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | Released to Messrs. J. Knight for soap boiling. |
| Lobster, tinned | 2 cases | — | — | 2 | 16 | 3 pieces | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | |||||
| Mutton | Pieces | 13 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 3 pieces | — | — | — | 15 | ||||||||
| Mussels | 1 bag | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 bag | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 bag | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Margarine | 10 boxes | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Nuts, hazel | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Offal | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 17 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | cwt. 1 qr. 23 lbs. were released to Messrs. J. Knight for soap boiling, and 2 qrs. 6 lbs. were destroyed at Council's Depot | |
| Oranges | 50 boxes | — | 18 | 1 | 27 | 42 boxes | — | 16 | 3 | 3 | 42 boxes | — | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Carried forward | 162 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 7 | ||||||