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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
Bethnal Green 1921
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1921
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54
UNSOUND FOOD.
The Food Inspector has kept under regular inspection
food exposed or deposited for sale in slaughter
houses, shops (especially butchers', cooked meat and
fishmongers' shops), stalls, and market places.
Seven seizures of unsound food have been made
during 1921, as follow : —
Seven seizures of unsound food have been made during 1921, as follow :— Seizures.
| Date. | Description of Article. | Weight. | Prosecution and Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/2/1921 | Tinned Salmon „ Herrings „ Sardines | 41 tins | Fined £1 |
| 16/4/1921 | Condensed Milk | 21 tins | £2 |
| 28/5/1921 | Apples | 75 lbs. | 10s. |
| 4/6/1921 | Tomatoes | 9 lbs. | £3 |
| 15/7/1921 | Meat | 3½ lbs. | „ £40. Costs £5 5s. |
| 4/8/1921 | Pears | 50 lbs. | Adjourned Sine-die |
| 23/8/1921 | „ | 34 lbs. | „ „ |
On 61 occasions during the year the following
articles of unsound food have been surrendered by the
owners to the Food Inspector, and destroyed as trade
refuse :—