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therefore submitted the articles which his worship refused to
condemn to Dr. Stevenson, the Home Office expert and well
known public analyst, who, after examination, certified that the
sardines and salmon were quite unfit for food, and that, although
the danger of eating the pine-apples was not so great, they could
only have been eaten at the risk of diarrhoea or other intestinal
trouble. This explanation was forwarded to the firm, who, apparently
on incorrect reports in the papers, was anxious for a lawsuit;
and, with the above-mentioned fine, the matter ended.
June 7th.—J. S. was fined £5 and £1. costs, in respect of
a number of unsound tins of salmon and sardines seized on his
premises. In this case I requested Inspectors Bridel and Henley to
go to West Ham and lay certain information before the officers
of that Sanitary Authority. I further, for purposes of information,
caused observation to be kept on certain premises in their districts ;
and having ascertained that unsound goods of this character were sent
out and sold by a certain firm in that district, I again corresponded
with the Authority, and suggested certain action. I am unable to
say with what result, as I have heard nothing further ; but I do
know, that at least two consignments of unsound tinned goods,
fish, &c., were sent into this district from there, and which consisted
of old blown tins, pierced, re-soldered, and newly-labelled after the
old ones had been removed.
August 10th.—P. J. was fined £10, and £3 3s. costs, in respect
of a number of stinking eggs, which were found by Inspector
Richards on his premises, under circumstances which left very
little doubt that they were being used for confectionery purposes.
This was a bad case, aggravated by deliberate lying at the Police
Court, which was completely exposed under cross-examination.
Money paid.
October 9th.—J. S. fined £10 and £3 3s. costs, in respect of a
quantity of unsound pears exposed for sale in Brick Lane. This
was another bad case, there being a previous conviction for the
same offence last year in respect of cherries. Money paid.