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
Islington 1906
Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1906] 266
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ostend Rabbits | Partly decomposed .. | Submitted for examination and surrendered by Cheesemonger | Condemnation note giver | Treated with carbolic powder and sent to Council's Wharf | 404 |
| 1 | Apples | do. do. | Submitted at Town Hall | do do. do. | Sent to Ashburton Grove | 168 |
| 3 | Various fruits | do. do. | Exposed for sale | Owners requested to pick out bad fruit and cautioned | Destroyed on premises where found | 6 |
| Rabbits | do. do. | do. do. | Cautioned | Destroyed on premises where found and at Council's destructor respectively | 10 | |
| 1 | Fish | do. do. | do. do. | do. | Destroyed on premises | 3 |
| 1 | Pork | Dropsical | do. do. | Siezed, formally condemned and reported, P.H. Committee decide on no further action | Destroyed at Council's destructor | 30 |
| 1 | Bacon, Eggs, Margarine, and Cheese | Decomposing and rancid | At the rear portion of provision dealer's shop, found by Inspector Fortune | Owner cautioned | Destroyed on premises |