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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 1907
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1907 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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The approximate amount of unsound food seized and destroyed was as follows:—
| Qrs. | Lbs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 3 | 18 | ||
| Fish | 2 | - | ||
| Fruit | 2 | 6 | ||
| 24 Rabbits also were seized and destroyed. | ||||
| Total amount of unsound food destroyed:- | ||||
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
| Surrendered | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| Seized | — | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | |
The premises on which food is prepared for sale have been regularly inspected, and the particulars respecting same are as follows
| Number on Register at end of 1906 | 219 |
| Number Removed during 1906 | 5 |
| Number added during 1907 | 18 |
| Number on Register at end of 1907 | 232 |
| Number of Inspections during 1907 | 922 |
| Number of Notices served | 178 |
| Number of Prosecutions | - |
Places where
food is prepared
for Sale.
It will be noted that although no prosecution had to be
instituted, no less than 178 notices had to be issued.
In September the following letter was received by the Town
Clerk:—
Local Government Board,
Whitehall, S.W.
10th September, 1907.
Sir,—
I am directed by the Local Government Board to state that they
have had under consideration various representations with respect to
the sale for human food of diseased cattle, and especially of cows
suffering from tuberculosis or other wasting disease.
Diseased Cattle
for human
consumption.