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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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| 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. | W Release. | |||||||||||
| T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | c. | Q | L. | |||||||
| Brought forward | 958 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 6 | ||||
| Eggs | 1,198 cases | 34 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 10 | - | 2 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed on premises. |
| Egg liquid | 42 cases, 377 tins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Egg liauid | 24 barrels | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Fowls | 4,538 boxes | 90 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 20 | Yes | - | 1 | - | Released to Smithfield Animal Products for soap boiling. |
| Figs | 90 bags | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | — | - | - | - | — | |||
| Fruit, tinned | 266 cases | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 3 | 24 | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Grape Fruit, tinned | 200 cases | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | — | - | - | |||
| Geese | 36 cases | — | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Gooseberries, tinned | 32 cases | -_ | 17 | 0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Greengages | 25 billots | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Game | 5 cases | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Hams | 348 boxes | 75 | 8 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Heads, Ox | 100 bags | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Herrings, tinned | 229 cases | 4 | 17 | 1 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Honey | 15 tins | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Hams, tinned | 1 10 cases, 72 tins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | Yes | - | 2 | - | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Hares | 59 crates | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | — | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lard | 697 boxes | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lobster, tinned | 55 cases | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | - | -Yes | - | 1 | - | - | |||
| Loganberries, tinned | 571 cases | 15 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | - | 3 | 12 | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Lettuce | 1 crate | - | — | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | Yes | - | 298 | 294 | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Mutton | Carcases, Quarters, Pieces, &c. | 15903 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 7 | 0 | 24 | - | - | - | 261 tons 7 cwt. 24 lbs. were released to various firms for technical purposes. | |
| Mutton, tinned | 48 cases | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | — | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nuts | 6 bags | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Yes | - | 7 | 2 | 6 tons 14 cwt. 2 qrs. were released to various | |||
| Offal | — | 135 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | firms for soap boiling and technical purposes. | ||||
| Onions | 361 bags | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 3 | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Ppars tinned | 883 cases | 23 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | Yes__ | - | 1 | - | Destroyed at the Council s Depot. |
| Pineapple, tinned | 1,139 cases | 29 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 24 | Yes | - | 4 | - | Destroyed at the Council s Depot. |
| Peaches, tinned | 1.091 cases | 29 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | Yes | - | 7 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council s Depot. |
| Prunes | 374 cases | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Peaches, dried | 118 boxes | 1 | 19 | 0 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | — | |||
| Plums, tinned | 526 cases | 17 | 5 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pork and Beans, tinned .. | 265 cases | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | - | Yes | 1 | Released for soap boiling. | |||||
| Pork | 618 carcases, &c. | 27 | 16 | 0 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Potatoes | 36 bags | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed on premises where found | |||
| Plumb | 500 crates | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | Yes | - | - | - | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Pears | 155 baskets | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pheasants | 2 cases | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | Examined for export. | |||
| Partridges | 3 cases | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Carried forward | 17443 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 343 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 367 | 304 | ||||