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
Finsbury 1910
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910
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The following table gives the statistics for previous years:-
MEAT PROSECUTIONS AND MEAT CONFISCATED 1901-1910.
| Year. | No. of Casesof Meat Prosecution. | No. of Convictions. | Cases Dismissed. | Weight of Meat Confiscated (in tons). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 24 | 24 | - | 30 |
| 1902 | 16 | 16 | - | 75 |
| 1903 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 101 |
| 1904 | 15 | 15 | - | 76 |
| 1905 | 9 | 9 | - | 84 |
| 1906 | 5 | 3 | - | 121 |
| 1907 | 2 | 2 | - | 100 |
| 1908 | 3 | 3 | - | 101 |
| 1909 | 3 | 3 | - | 107 |
| 1910 | 3 | 3 | - | 140 |
Certification of Meat Food Products.—The Medical
Officer of Health, with the consent of the Council, was designated
the certifying officer by the Local Government Board, for certification
of these products for export to the Argentine Confederation
to the United States of America and to the Phillipine Islands.
A certain number of Certificates were granted in 1910 to Messrs.
Bovril, Ltd., 152 to 166, Old Street, Finsbury, and to Messrs.
Lipton, City Road, E.C.
Faggots.—A complaint was received of illness, said to be due
to eating faggots. The shop was inspected as soon as possible
afterwards. The faggots were made of sound material, but were
imperfectly cooked, so that the central parts were almost raw.
The proprietor was advised and cautioned as to further sales.
Fish.—After eating some sardines 3 or 4 members of a family
were taken violently ill with vomiting and diarrhœa. On enquiry,
it transpired that after opening, the tins were kept for two days