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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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Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs found unsound throughout
| 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 | 1 box | 1 | 2 | 1 box | 1 | 2 | — | — | Destroyed at Council's Depot. | ||||
| Asparagus | 10 bundles | 10 | 10 bundles | 10 | — | — | Do. do. | ||||||
| Bacon | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 tons 11 cwt. 15 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot, and 1 ton 13 cwt. 13 lbs. released for technical purposes. | |
| Bananas | 21 crates | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 crates | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Beef | — | 10 | 1 | 10 | — | 10 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 21 lbs. released for technical purposes, 3 cwt. 1 qr. 2 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot and 1 qr. 15 lbs. destroyed on premises where found. | ||
| Beef, tinned | 26 tins | 1 | 1 | 10 | 26 tins | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Brawn, tinned | 1 tin | 6 | 1 tin | 6 | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||||||
| Bread | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | Do. do. | ||||||
| Carrots | 45 bags | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 bags | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. |
| Celery | 6 bundles | 20 | 6 bundles | 20 | — | — | Do. do. | ||||||
| Chestnuts | 20 bags | 20 | 20 bags | 3 | 20 | — | — | Do. do. | |||||
| Chicken, tinned | 1 case, 645 tins | 0 | 14 | 1 case, 645 tins | 0 | 14 | — | — | Do. do. | ||||
| Cod | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | Do. do. | ||||
| Currants | 27 cases | 11 | 1 | 26 | 27 cases | 11 | 1 | 26 | — | — | Released for technical purposes. | ||
| Dabs | 1 box | 1 | 0 | 1 box | 1 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||||
| Doe Fish | 4 boxes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 boxes | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Do. do. | ||
| Eggs | 300 | 1 | 12 | 300 | 1 | 12 | — | — | Destroyed on premises where found. | ||||
| Fish, tinned | 18 cases | 7 | 2 | 24 | 18 cases | 7 | 2 | 24 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Fowls | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 16 | — | — | Do. do. | |
| Fruits, tinned | 7 cases | 0 | 0 | 7 cases | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Do. do. | |||
| Grapes | 11 barrels, 7 trays | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 barrels, 7 trays | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot and 1 qr. 9 lbs. destroyed on premises where found. | ||
| Grape Fruit | 97 cases | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 cases | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Hams | 5 hams | 2 | 21 | 5 hams | 2 | 21 | — | — | 2 qrs. 6 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot and 15 lbs. released for technical purposes. | ||||
| Hams, tinned | 18 tins | 1 | 16 | 18 tins | 1 | 16 | — | — | 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 26 lbs. destroyed at the Council's Depot and 18 lbs. destroyed on premises where found. | ||||
| Heads, Pigs | 17,742 | 92 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17,742 | 92 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Released for technical purposes. | |
| Kippers | 10 boxes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 boxes | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Destroyed at the Council's Depot. | ||
| Lard | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | Do. do. | ||||
| Lemons | 112 boxes | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 112 boxes | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Do. do. |
| Loganberries, tinned | 10 cases | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 cases | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Do. do. | ||
| Mutton | — | 3 | 20 | — | 20 | — | — | 2 qrs. 6 lbs. destroyed at Council's Depot and 1 qr. 14 lbs. destroyed on premises where found. | |||||
| Carried forward | 110 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 110 | 10 | 0 | 19 | — | — | |||