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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 1932
[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. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Detention. | (b) Release. | |||||||||||||
| Quantity. | Weight. | |||||||||||||
| T. | c. | Q. | L. | T. | c. | Q. | L. | |||||||
| Brought forward | 2336 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 439 | 440 | ||||
| Pears, dried | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | - | - | — | — | - | ||||
| Pears, tinned | 50 cases | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | - | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Peas | 57 bags | 9 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||
| Pilchards, tinned | 25 cases | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Pineapple, tinned | 29 cases | 13 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 6 | Yes | — | — | — | Do. do. | ||
| Plums | 2133 crates, 74 billots | 22 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 18 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Pork | 33 carcases | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Released for technical purposes. | |
| Potatoes | 3643 bags | 173 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | - | - | - | 127 tons 5 cwts. 2 qrs. were destroyed in a barge, and 39 tons were destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Poultry | 50 boxes | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Prunes | 130 boxes | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | |||
| Quails | 53 cases | 18 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Quinces | 5 bundles | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Yes | — | — | — | Do do | ||||
| Rabbits | 1196 crates | 39 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Raisins | 96 boxes | 3 | 16 | 25 | Yes | — | Do. do. | |||||||
| Redcurrants | 100 crates | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||||
| Rice | 1540 bags | 77 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | Yes | - | 2 | 8 cwts. 1 qr. 4 lbs. were released for technical purposes, 75 tons still under " Stop." | ||||
| Salmon, tinned | 513 cases | 9 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 21 | Yes | 4 | 4 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |
| Sardines, tinned | 10 cases | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | - | |||||
| Soup, tinned | 7 cases | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Yes | — | — | — | Do. do. | ||
| Strawberry pulp | 80 barrels | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Strawberries, tinned | 10 cases | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Yes | — | — | — | Do. do. | ||||
| Sturgeon, tinned | 500 cases | 10 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Suet | 678 cases | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Released for technical purposes. |
| Sultanas | Cases and Boxes | 21 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Yes | 4 cwts. 2 qrs. were destroyed on premises where found, and 1 cwt. lqr. were destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |||||
| Sweetbreads | 33 boxes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Released for technical purposes. | |||
| Sweets | 10 tubs | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Tomatoes, tinned | 61 cases | 10 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |||
| Tongues, ox | 171 cases, 23 bags | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Yes | 2 cwts. 1 qr. 20 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot, and 2 cwts. 1 qr. 10 lbs. were released for technical purposes. | ||||
| Tongues, Pork | 27 tierces | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Tongues, tinned | 484 cases, 56 tins | 6 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 24 | Yes | 5 cwts. 3 qrs. 4 lbs. were destroyed at the Council's Depot, and 1 cwt. 20 lbs. were released for technical purposes. | ||||
| Turkeys | 210 cases | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| Total | 2782 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 337 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 450 | 449 | ||||