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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
Bethnal Green 1905
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905
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APPENDIX J. Unsound Food.
| Date. | Owner. | Where Inspected. | Nature of Foodstuff. | Weight, about. | Seizure or consent. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 3 | W. S. | Office | 1 Bag of Onions | 50 lbs. | Consent. | — |
| „ 29 | J. w. | Digby Street Depot | 244 Rabbits | — | do. | — |
| Feb. 9 | W.R. | Office | Plaice | 56 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 10 | J.Y. | Bonner Street | 1 Set of Lungs | 14 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 13 | J. S. | Pedley Street | Apples | 23 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 14 | J.B. | Office | Rabbits (9) | — | do. | — |
| „ 19 | J.Y. | Minerva Street | 150 Oranges | — | do. | — |
| „ 22 | W. S. | Digby Street | Conger Eel | 60 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 26 | J.H. | Cambridge Road | 30 Oranges | — | do. | — |
| „ 26 | — H. | Mile End Gate | 30 „ | — | do. | — |
| March 5 | — | Green Street | 12 „ | — | do. | — |
| „ 18 | G.L. | Green Street | Meat | 24 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 28 | E.T. | Usk Street | 1 Bag of Mussels | 56 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 28 | E. L. | Digby Street | 4 Boxes of Roe | 40 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 29 | C.J. C. | Roman Road | 75 Tins of Milk | _ | do. | — |
| „ 29 | „ | Roman Road | 8 Tins of Meat | 8 lbs. | do. | — |
| April 10 | J. I. | Office | 2 Trunks of Skate & Plaice | 60 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 13 | C.C. | Brady Street | 28 Oranges | — | do. | — |
| „ 14 | A.S. | Collingwood Street | 40 Bananas | _ | do. | — |
| „ 15 | R. G. | Green Street | Meat | 62 lbs. | do. | — |
| „ 15 | _ | Brick Lane | 16 Bananas | — | do. | — |
| May 1 | R.S. | Public Health Office | Mackerel | 20 lbs. | do. | — |