Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of 1903
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Date of Trial. | Address. | Article. | Where seized and Name of Inspector. | Penalty and Costs inflicted. |
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Feb. 20 | Harry Jennings, 82, Chapel Street, Finsbury | Sixty-seven pieces of beef and 20 pieces of mutton, weighing in all 277 lbs.— unsound. The greater portion of this meat was obviously bad. This meat was examined on the defendant's behalf by Professor Penberthy. | 82, Chapel Street, Finsbury(Inspector Billing) | £50. |
Feb. 27 | John Edward Webster, Wellington, Cambridge | Carcase of veal weighing 41 lbs.—diseased. This was the carcase of an animal that had suffered from general inflammation and was killed when moribund. | 101, Charterhouse Street, Finsbury (Inspector Billing) | |
Mar. 6 | T.J. Farrell, Limited, Registered Office, 85, Charterhouse Street, Finsbury | Two sides of pork, weighing 88 lbs.—diseased. This pork was affected with advanced generalised tuberculosis. There were tubercles on the pluera of each side, and many of the glands were affected, especially the pharyngeal, which were purulent. | 85,Charterhouse Street, Finsbury(Inspector Billing) | £50. |
Mar. 6 | T.J. Farrell, Limited, Registered Office, 85, Charterhouse Street, Finsbury | Nineteen bellies and 14 legs of pork, weighing 266 lbs.—unsound. The greater portion of this meat was in a very advanced stage of decomposition. | 85,Charterhouse Street, Finsbury(Inspectoi Billing) | £50. • |
Apr. 2 | Louisa Ann Emerick, 141, Whitecross Street, Finsbury | Six pieces of pork, weighing 25 lbs.—diseased. These pieces of pork were portions of one carcase and were much emaciated and very dropsical. There were also some inflammatory adhesions on the pleura. | 141, Whitecross Street, Finsbury(Inspector Billing) |