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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
Islington 1906
Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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265 [1906
TABLE B.
| Number of similar cases. | Description of Food affected. | Nature of Unsoundness. | Circumstances under which found. | Action taken. | How disposed of. | Weight in lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various pieces of meat | Partial decomposition | Various | Owners cautioned, by letter from M.O.H. | Destroyed on premises where found | 192 | |
| 18 Pigs' heads | Tuberculosis | In receiving room of a sausage factory | Condemnation note given and consignors cautioned | do. do. do. | 337 | |
| 8 Pigs' heads | do. | do. do. | Lawfully seized, consignors summoned and ordered by Mr. Bros to pay £5 7s. costs | Destroyed at the Council's destructor | ||
| 2 Pigs' carcases | do. | do. do. | Condemnation note given and wholesale dealer warned | do. do. do. | 841 | |
| 1 | Portion of Pig's neck | Abscess (simple) | do. do. | Seat of affection and adjacent parts condemned and destroyed | Destroyed on premises where found | |
| 1 | Beef, Mutton, Pork, and various Cooked Meats | Decomposition | On Butcher's stallboard and in ice safe | Lawfully seized, butcher prosecuted and fined £5 and costs | Destroyed at the Council's destructor | |
| 1 | Beef and Mutton | do. | Exposed for sale | Lawfully seized, butcher prosecuted and fined £10 and £2 2s. costs | do. do, do. | 23 |
| 4 | Wet Fish | do. | Submitted for inspection and surrendered | Condemnation note given | Treated with carbolic powder and sent to Council's Wharf | 406 |
| 3 | Various Cooked Meats | Partly decomposed | Submitted for inspection at a wholesale warehouse | do. do. do. | Destroyed at Council's destructor | 298 |