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Southwark 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 29.
Showing the quantity of foodstuffs examined at the wharves, the amount 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. | |||||||
| Almonds | 220 bags | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Apples | 965 boxes, 200 cases | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | Yes | — | 3 | 3 | 13 cwt. 8 lbs. destroyed on premises where found and 10 cwt. 1 qr. 12 lbs. barged to sea. |
| Apples, tinned | 191 cases, 6 tins | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Yes | — | 1 | — | 2 qrs. 4 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot and 4 tons 15 cwt. 2 qrs. under "Stop" . | ||
| Apricots | 1641 crates, 119 packages and 5 trays | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 26 | Yes | — | — | — | 4 tons 19 cwt. 18 lbs. destroyed on premises where found and 7 cwt. 8 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Apricots, tinned | 500 cases | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Apricot pulp | 312 casks | 15 | 15 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Artichokes, tinned | 50 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Asparagus, tinned | 250 cases | 6 | 13 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Bacon | 684 bales, 88 boxes | 103 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed at the Council s Depot. | ||
| Beans | 31 baskets | 8 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 16 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||
| Beef | — | 132 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Yes | — | 80 | 80 | Released for technical purposes. |
| Beef extract | 286 cases | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Beef powder | 2072 cases | 103 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Beef, salted | 5 barrels | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Beef, tinned | 846 cases, 1685 tins | 24 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 20 | Yes | — | 2 | 2 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Blackberries | 75 cases | 2 | 8 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Brisling | 50 cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Casings | 131 casks, 60 tierces | 31 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | __ | |||
| Caviare | 3 barrels | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Cheese | 150 bundles, 26 cases | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | |
| Cherries, tinned | 250 cases | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Chestnuts | 100 bags | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Confectionery | 591 cases | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Yes | — | 8 | 8 | Do. do. |
| Crab, tinned | 372 cases | 7 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 16 | Yes | — | — | — | Do. do. | |
| Currants, black | 1 crate | 24 | 24 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||||||
| Damsons, tinned | 5 cases | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Dates | 51 boxes | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Eggs | 449 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||||
| Egg, dried | 20 cases | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Egg Yolk, liquid | 1665 casks | 333 | 18 | 0 | o | 17 tons | 8 | 4 | Seized by Inspector but released by Order of Magistrate; to be exported for technical purposes; 33 tons still under ' 'Stop''. | |||||
| Carried forward | 883 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 tons | 104 | 100 | |||