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Southwark 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 36
Table showing the total quantity of Foodstuffs examined at the wharves during the year 1924, 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. | |||||||
| Apples | 50 boxes | — | 17 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Anchovies | 51 cases | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on barge. |
| Asparagus, tinned | 191 cases | 3 | 18 | 1 | 20 | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | Yes | — | 1 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apricots, tinned | 712 cases | 19 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | Yes | — | 9 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | |
| Apples, tinned | 2,210 cases | 35 | 10 | 1 | 12 | — | 7 | 1 | 16 | Yes | — | 2 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apple pulp | 71 cases | 3 | 9 | 2 | 26 | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Apricot pulp | 1,483 cases | 73 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Yes | — | 3 | 3 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Beef | Planks, quarters, &c. | 130 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Released to the Smithfield Animal Products Co. for soap boiling. |
| Beans, tinned | 50 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Beef, tinned | 1,252 cases, 1,071 tins | 41 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | Yes | — | 28 | — | Destroyed at Councils' Depot. |
| Blackberries, tinned | 50 cases | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Butter | 25 casks, 440 boxes | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Beef, salted | 88 casks, 190 pieces, &c. | 85 | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Bacon | 624 bales, 52 boxes, &c. | 77 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | 2 | 4 | Yes | — | 1 | 3 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Blackcurrant pulp | 319 cases | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 26 | Yes | — | 3 | — | 18 cwt. 1 qr. 20 lbs. were released to Mr. A. Warner, Potash Farm. Dulwich, for pig food, and 2 tons, 1 cwt. 6 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Cheese | 288 crates | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Casings, ox | 65 casks, 8 barrels | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | 7 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Condensed milk | 3,686 cases, 31 barrels, 120 tins | 74 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 18 | Yes | — | 82 | 54 | 10 tons 9 cwt. 2 qrs. 11 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot, and 34 tons 13 cwt. 1 qr. 18 lbs. were released to various firms for pig feeding and confectionery purposes, |
| Casings, hog | 34 casks, 165 tierces, &c. | 56 | 9 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | |||
| Currants | 136 boxes | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Casings, sheep | 30 casks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||||
| Cherries, tinned | 282 cases, 120 tins | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 8 | Yes | — | 3 | 2 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Crab, tinned | 50 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | |||
| Ducks | 210 cases | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Dates | 50 boxes | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Escalops, tinned | 31 cases | — | 17 | 3 | 4 | — | 17 | 3 | 4 | Yes | — | 2 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Eggs | 196 cases | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 2 | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Carried forward | 700 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 139 | 100 | ||||