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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs found unsound during the year 1929 by the several Inspectors throughout the Borough (The amount shown in
this table is in addition to the total shown in Table 32.)
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | ||||||||
| T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. C. Q. L. | |||||
| Apples | 15 boxes, 4 barrels | — | 7 | 1 | 12 | 15 boxes, 4 barrels | - | 7 | 1 | 12 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Bananas | 23 bundles | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 bundles | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Bacon | 28 pieces | - | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 pieces | - | 7 | 3 | 5 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Brussel sprouts | 49 bags | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 49 bags | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Butter beans | 1 box | - | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 box | - | - | — | 7 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Beef | 1 tray, 2 pieces | - | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 tray, 2 pieces | - | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | — | 1 cwt. 13 lbs. were released for soap boiling and 6 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Beef, tinned | 8 cases, 150 tins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 cases, 150 tins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | 1 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lbs. were released for trade purposes, and the remainder was destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Blackcurrants | 53 half sieves | - | 8 | 2 | 12 | 53 half sieves ... | - | 8 | 2 | 12 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Beef cubes | 8 cases | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 cases | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Condensed milk | 20 cases, 146 | — | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 cases, 146 tins | — | 8 | 0 | 7 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Cod | tins 2 boxes | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 boxes | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Cherries | 39 half sieves | - | 12 | 3 | 10 | 39 half sieves | - | 12 | 3 | 10 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Cabbages | 14 bags | - | 9 | 3 | 16 | 14 bags | - | 9 | 3 | 16 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Carrots | 209 bags | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 209 bags | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | - | Do. do. |
| Celery | 48 bundles | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 48 bundles | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Cheese | • • • | - | - | - | 20 | - | _ | _ | - | 20 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Cream | 7 cases | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 cases | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Carried forward | 11 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 24 | |||||