London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
St Olave 1896
Annual report of the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1896
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refused the dustmen's request to permit the removals, notices
have been served, but no further proceedings were necessary.
113 new sanitary dust-pails have been provided in the
place of old brick or wooden dust-bins. These much facilitate
the work of the dustmen, and reduce to a minimum the
nuisance caused by the storage and removal of house refuse.
Two ancient public dust-bins have been demolished during
the year.
Foods unfit for Human Consumption.
The under mentioned were given up by the respective owners, and destroyed, the same being found unfit for the food of man:—
| Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese | - | 9 | - | 6 |
| Eggs | - | 14 | - | - |
| Tinned Meat (2 lots) | - | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| Ox Tongues | - | - | 2 | 26½ |
| Lobster | - | - | 1 | 25 |
| Rabbits (4 lots) | - | 11 | - | 12 |
| Sultanas (310 cases) | 3 | 17 | 2 | - |
| Total | 10 | 15 | 1 | 11½ |
Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts.
A summary of the samples that have been taken and
submitted to the Public Analyst, and the proceedings taken,
will be found in Table IV.