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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1914]
INSPECTION OF FOOL).
The inspection is of two kinds: inspection to detect unsound meat, fruit
or vegetables, and inspection to discover adulteration. The former work is
undertaken by Inspector Wilkinson, and the latter by Inspector Burrell. Both
have been carried out for many years with very considerable success, and it
is not too much to say that there are few boroughs in the country where food
inspection has been and is so adequately performed.
Unsound Food.—Altogether 12 tons 2 qrs. 24 lbs. of food and unsound
stuffs were dealt with, the particulars of which are as follows:—
Foodstuffs which were seized or surrendered and destroyed:—
| tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat and offal in slaughterhouses | — | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| „ butchers' shops | — | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| Fish | — | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Vegetables and fruits | — | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Poultry | — | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Eggs | — | — | 1 | 12 |
| Sweetmeats | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Tons | 12 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
Out of this quantity no less than 9 tons 14 cwt. were sweetmeats (old stock) which were surrendered by a firm about to transfer their business to other premises.
| ist Quarter. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | — | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Unsound vegetables surrendered | — | — | 2 | 24 |
| Diseased meat, &c., from shops | — | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | — | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 2ND Quarter. | ||||
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | — | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Diseased meat and organs from shops | — | — | 1 | 13 |
| Unsound fish from shops and stalls | — | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Unsound fruit and vegetables from stalls | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Total | — | 12 | 0 | 10 |