Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Four seizures of unsound food have been made during 1913. The details of these are given in the next table.
Date. | Division and Sub-Division. | Description of Article. | Prosecutions and Result. |
---|---|---|---|
July 5th | North—Gospel Oak | 12½lbs. strawberries | Nil. |
,, 20th | West—Regent's Park | 1 leg of mutton | Nil. |
Sept. 3rd | South— Kndsleigh | Pears, peaches & plums | Nil. |
„ 28th | West—Euston (9, Seaton Street) | 10 lbs. 8 oz. beef | Fined £10 and 2s. costs, or 1 month (31st Oct. 1913) |
3 lbs. 8 ozbeef | |||
1 lbs. 4 oz. veal | |||
2 lbs. 12 oz. beef i | |||
2 lbs. 8 oz. pieces |
In addition, the following unsound food has been surrendered by the owners to the food inspectors and destroyed as trade refuse at the dust-destructor:—
Date. | Division and Sub-Division. | Description of Article. | Removal requested. | Prosecutions and Result. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1913. | ||||
Jan. 2 | North—Gospel Oak | 3 stone of skate wings | Yes. | Nil. |
West — Chalk Farm | 8 stone of beef | |||
6 | East—College | White sea plaice | ||
Feb. 15 | North—Grafton | 36 boxes of tomatoes | ||
Mar. 8 | East—College | 2 bags of mussels | ||
April 24 | College | 1 case of salted herrings | ||
May 8 | „ Bartholomew | 1 bullock's head, lungs and liver | ||
,, 15 | ,, | |||
„ 28 | „ Ossulston | 6 pieces of neck of mutton | ||
„ 31 | North—Gospel Oak | 2 boxes of apples (60 lbs.) | ||
June 2 | West—Castle | 1 box of kippers | ||
4 | East — Camden | 2 ton 8 cwt. of potatoes | ||
July 1 | South—Endsleigh | 16 fowls | ||
„ 16 | East—Bartholomew | 1 bullock's liver | ||
„ 24 | West—Regent's Park | 5 rabbits | ||
Aug. 16 | „ Chalk Farm | 100 lbs. pears | ,, | |
„ 22 | East—Ossulston | 1 ton 13 cwt. plums | ,, | |
„ 23 | „ Oakley | 10 boxes of kippers | ,, | |
25 | ,, Ossulston | 1 ton 7 lbs. of yeast | ,, | |
Sept. 10 | East—College | 1 trunk of cat fish | ,, | |
„ 30 | „ Camden Square | 3 pairs sheep's lungs | ||
Oct. 1 | West—Chalk Farm | 1 trunk mixed fish | ||
7 | North—Highgate | 1 pig's pluck & spleen 1 bullock's liver | ||
„ 14 | East—Bartholomew | |||
„ 16 | West—Chalk Farm | 10 stories skate | ||
,, 21 | East—Ossulston | 14 tins condensed milk | ||
„ 27 | North—Maitland Park | 15 boxes of tomatoes | ||
Nov. 7 | East—Oakley Square | 2 trunks cod & whiting | ||
Dec. 2 | ,, Bartholomew | 1 bullock's liver | ||
,, 8 | North —Gospel Oak | 1 trunk of cod | ||
„ 31 | South — Argyle | 1 trunk of whiting | ||
,, ,, | East —Bartholomew | 1 bullock's liver | ,, |