Report on the public health of 1903 page 72

Finsbury 1903

Report on the public health of 1903

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Date of Trial.	Name and Address.	Article.	Where seized and Name of Inspector.	Penalty and Costs inflicted.
July 1	Johnson, Cole, Brier and Cordery, Ltd., Registered Office, Purbrook Street, Bermondsey. Secretary, A. Fickens	Twenty-four beef livers— unsound; and 1 pair of beef lungs—diseased. These livers were obviously unsound being much discoloured and smelling offensively. The lungs were very tubercular and the tubercles were purulent.	85, Charterhouse Street, Finsbury(Inspector Billing)	£15 and 2s. costs. A further summons against the same defendants in respect of 10 beef livers was withdrawn.
July 2	Henry Bridger, 135, Lever Street, Finsbury	Ten pieces of lamb and 1 piece of beef, weighing 35 lbs.—unsound. The 10 pieces of lamb were foreign and had been frozen. The whole of this meat was discoloured and smelt offensively.	135, LeverStreet, Finsbury (Inspector Billing)	£4 and£1 3s. costs.
Sept. 17	Thomas Hornsey, 88, Guinness' Buildings, Lever Street, Finsbury	Sixty-six pieces of beef, weighing 190 lbs.—unsound. This meat was Argentine beef and had been chilled and the whole of it was in an advanced stage of decomposition being in parts green in colour and smelling offensively.	At a stall in Whitecross Street, Finsbury(Inspector Billing)	5s. for each of the 66 pieces of meat, total £16 10s., and £3 3s. costs, or six week's imprisonment. This case had been adjourned from September 10th, 1903.
Sept. 17	Thomas Hornsey, 88, Guinness' Buildings, Lever Street, Finsbury	-	-	This was a summons for obstructing the Meat Inspector in the execution of his duty. The defendant was fined£5 and£2 2s. costs, or one month's imprisonment. A further summons against the same defendant for assaulting the Meat Inspector was withdrawn.
Sept. 29 and 30	Wallace Gray, Clerken well Road, Finsbury	-	-	This defendant was arrested on a warrant for assaulting the Meat Inspector, and was fined£3 and£2 costs, or one month's imprisonment in default.