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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
Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Unsound meat and organs from shops | — | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Unsound fish from shops and stalls | — | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Unsound fruit from shops | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Unsound fowls seized | — | — | — | 5 |
| Unsound fowls surrendered | — | — | 2 | 12 |
| Unsound sweetmeat surrendered | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 4th Quarter. | ||||
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | — | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Diseased meat and organs from shops | — | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| Unsound fish from shops | — | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Unsound fruit from shops and stalls | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Unsound eggs from dairy | — | — | 1 | 12 |
| Unsound poultry | — | — | 1 | 26 |
| Total | — | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Total for the Year | 12 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
Slaughterhouses.—The number of animals slaughtered in the borough
was 26,376, of which 965 were oxen, 10 were calves, and 25,401 sheep and
lambs.
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The quantity of other food products dealt with was less than usual, as may be seen by the following Table:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1909 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 1903 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1910 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| ]904 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 1911 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| 1905 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1912 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1906 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1913 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 1907 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1914 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 1908 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1902-14 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| Average | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 |