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Dec. 9. Twenty-seven Rabbits removed to Digby Street for destruction—from
Bonner Street. Certificate given.
,, 9. Six Rabbits removed to Digby Street for destruction—from Bonner
Street.
,, 13. Sheep's Liver destroyed—at Hackney Road.
,, 15. About 6 lbs. Bananas - from stall, Bethnal Green Road.
,, 15. About 8 lbs. Bananas—from stall, Brick Lane. Owner, J. M., Pedley
Street.
,, 18. Had Lungs destroyed—at stall in Brick Lane.
,, 18. Nine Rabbits destroyed—which were exposed for sale at Hackney
Road.
This quantity has been removed since the appointment of a Food
and Market Inspector, and I suggest is ample justification for your
making this additional appointment. I was convinced that an
enormous quantity of rough stuff was being dealt in from time to
time, and whilst I leave you to imagine how much of the above
would have been sold to unsuspecting purchasers, I submit that
making this new appointment was a step in the right direction, and
one likely to have a deterrent effect on traders in food stuffs of this
character.
CAT AND DOG'S MEAT SUPPLIED TO MAKERS OF
SAUSAGES AND THE LIKE.
With the assistance and permission of your Committee I have
been enabled to again get on the track of some of those persons
who were prosecuted and very heavily fined about a year ago for
selling and using for human food stuff that was purchased from a
cat and dog's meat dealer having premises (a railway arch) in an
adjacent parish. Although two fines of ^"50 each were then
imposed I had reason some time since to suspect that this filthy
trade had only been diverted, not in any way stopped, so far, at
least, as the prime movers were concerned. After weeks of inquiry
and a considerable amount of difficulty I ascertained that railway
and other waggons were again delivering consignments of exactly
similar parcels to those reported a year ago. Careful observation
kept on the premises above-mentioned, which are situate in the
district of a neighbouring authority over our southern boundary,
showed that a more extensive trade than ever was being carried on.