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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to he 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. | L. | L. | |||||||
| Brought forward | 3924 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 17 tons | 142 | 137 | |||
| Melons | 75 crates | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Milk, condensed | 4252 cases, 66 tins 4 barrels | 91 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 7 | Yes | — | — | — | 27 tons 9 cwt. 3 lbs. released for technical purposes, and 7 tons 19 cwt. 2 qrs. 4 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Mutton | Carcases and pieces | 1491 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Yes | — | 751 | 751 | Released for technical purposes. |
| Nectarines | 100 cases | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | - | - | — | — | — | — | |||
| Offal | - | 47 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | Yes | — | 30 | 30 | 1 ton 5 cwt. 1 qr. 13 lbs. released for technical purposes and 9 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Onions | 100 cases | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Oranges | 33423 boxes, 7837 cases | 1436 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 18 | 1 | 26 | Yes | — | 20 | 20 | 25 tons 8 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs. barged to sea and 17 tons 9 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lbs. destroyed on premises where found. |
| Oranges, tinned | 2160 cases | 48 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 21 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |
| Peaches | 1505 cases, 214 crates | 42 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 10 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Peaches, tinned | 898 cases | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Pears | 5911 boxes, 100 cases | 151 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | Yes | — | 6 | 6 | 2 tons 22 lbs. destroyed on premises where found and 1 ton 1 cwt. 1 qr. 20 lbs. barged to sea. |
| Pears, tinned | 1625 cases | 29 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | — | 2 | 2 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. |
| Peas | 1407 boxes, 383 bags | 43 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | Yes | — | 6 | 6 | 1 ton 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 7 lbs. destroyed at Council's Depot and 1 ton 10 cwt. 4 lbs. released for technical purposes. |
| Pepper dust | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Pilchards | 30 cases | 12 | 3 | 0 | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Pineapples | 604 cases, 6 boxes | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes | — | 2 | 2 | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Pineapples, tinned | 303 cases | 7 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | |
| Plums | 430 crates | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | 3 tons 13 cwt. 2 qrs. 4 lbs. destroyed on premises where found and 7 cwt. 2 qrs. destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Pork | - | 38 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | Yes | — | 38 | 38 | 1 ton 17 cwt. 3 qrs. 17 lbs. released for technical purposes and 5 cwt. destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Potatoes | 216 baskets, 5 bags | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | — | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. |
| Prawns | 2 cases | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||
| Puddings, Christmas | 3 | 10 | 10 | Yes | — | — | — | Do. do. | ||||||
| Rabbits.. | 253 crates, 171 cases, 53 rabbits | 11 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Yes | — | 6 | 6 | 5 cwt. 3 qrs. 24 lbs. released for technical purposes and 1 cwt. 1 qr. 10 lbs. destroyed at Council's Depot. | |
| Raisins | 1 box | 25 | 25 | Yes | — | 1 | 1 | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||||||
| Raspberry pulp | 50 cases | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | - | — | — | — | — | |||
| Carried forward | 7447 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 254 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 tons | 1009 | 1004 | |||