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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 34.
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight Examined. | Weigh found to be unsoud. | 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. | |||||||
| Brought forward | 1095 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 3 | ||||
| Egg liquid, frozen | 5,652 tins, etc.* | 1276 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 11 | 3 | 10 | Yes | - | 3 | 2 | 1,169* tons under "stop" from 1927. Of this amount 991 tons 15 cwts. 2 qrs. 18 lbs. were found to be sound, 177 tons 4 cwts. 1 qr. 10 lbs. were released for leather dressing, and 7 cwts. 2 qrs. were released for pig feeding. |
| Fowls | 603 cases, etc. | 48 | 19 | 3 | 25 | — | — | 3 | 20 | Yes | - | - | 1 qr. 8 lbs. were released for soap boiling and 2 qrs. 12 lbs. were destroyed on premises where found. | |
| Fruit, tinned | 1,354 cases | 33 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | Yes | - | 8 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Fruit salad, dried | 2,832 cases | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Flour | 300 bags | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Figs | 45 bags | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | - | — | - | - | |||
| Gooseberries, tinned | 85 cases | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | - | — | — | ||||
| Game | 44 cases | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Grape fruit, tinned | 45 cases | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Hams | 1,097 boxes | 256 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 1 | — | Released for soap boiling. |
| Heads, pigs | 11 casks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Herrings, tinned | 36 cases | — | 15 | 1 | 20 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Hams, tinned | 6 boxes, etc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | Yes | - | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |
| Hares | 100 crates | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Ice Cream mixture | 8 cases | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | Yes | - | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Jam pulp | 156 cases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Jam, tinned | 190 tins | — | 18 | 3 | 20 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | Yes | - | 1 | - | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Lard | 883 boxes | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Lobster, tinned | 38 cases | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Loganberries, tinned | 267 cases | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |
| Mutton | Carcases, etc. | 1554 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 7 | 24 | Released for animal food and technical purposes. |
| Mutton, tinned | 80 cases | 2 | 11 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | — | — | - | |||
| Mincemeat | 10 kegs | — | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | 2 | 3 | 22 | Yes | - | 2 | Destroyed on premises where found. | |
| Nuts, assorted | 234 bags | 11 | 10 | 0 | 18 | — | — | -- | — | — | — | |||
| Offal | 6,188 bags, etc. | 243 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 96 | 15 | 2 | 18 | Yes | - | 5 | 12 | 96 tons 13 cwts. 12 lbs. were released for soap |
| - | boiling, and 2 cwts 2 qrs. 6 lbs. were destroyed at | |||||||||||||
| - | the Council's Depot. | |||||||||||||
| Onions | 1,600 bags | 77 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | - | 1 | 1 | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Peaches, tinned | 896 cases | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | Yes | - | 7 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Pears, tinned | 613 cases | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Pineapple, tinned | 1,115 cases | 29 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | Yes | — | 5 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Prunes | 2,506 cases | 39 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Yes | — | 6 | 4 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Pork | 125 cases, etc. | 16 | 12 | 0 | 16 | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Released for soap boiling. |
| Peaches, dried | 95 boxes | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Plums, tinned | 162 cases | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Prunes, tinned | 84 cases | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 12 | 3 | 12 | Yes | — | 2 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Pork and beans, tinned | 136 cases | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Carried forward | 4821 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 497 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 48 | ||||