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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 1920
Sixty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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54
1920]
The food destroyed or otherwise disposed of (chiefly for pigs' food) so as to prevent its use for human food was as follows:—
| Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughter-houses | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3* |
| Diseased or unsound meat, etc., from other sources | - | 7 | 3 | 25† |
| Bacon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Fish | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Cheese | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Condensed Milk | 14 | 1 | 24 | |
| Butter | — | — | 14 | |
| Eggs | 3 | 3 | 20 | |
| Rabbits | 4 | 2 | 26 | |
| Fruit, Vegetables, etc. | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Dried Fruits (principally Dates) | — | — | 2 | 14 |
| Various Tinned Foods | 13 | 3 | 12 | |
| Total | Tons 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
The total amount of unsound or diseased meat, fish, fruit, and other food
destroyed was 8 tons 5 cwts. 1 qr. 18 lbs. The diseases which affected animal
food are set out in detail on p. 55.
Shops, etc., Inspection of.—The number of shops and places
where foodstuffs are sold may be approximated for the year as follows:—
Butchers, provision dealers, etc. shops, 200, meat, provisions, rabbits,
tinned foods, etc., stalls, 20, food preparation establishments 16, fish shops 85,
fish stalls 12, fruit shops 185, and about 60 fruit, etc., stalls and barrows. To
these 13,427 visits were paid, apportioned as follows:—
Butchers, Provision Dealers, etc., Shops 6,061 visits.
Food Preparation Establishments 163 „
Butcher, Provision, etc., Stalls 666 „
Fish Shops 1,477 „
„ Stalls 543 „
Fruit Shops 2,247 „
„ Stalls 2,270 „
Total 13,427 visits.
Prosecutions.— Inspector Marks seized some small pieces of meat
exposed for sale at a butcher's shop, and the case resulted in the discharge of
the offender under the Probation Act on payment of £3 3s. costs.
Eight tins of condensed milk in a blown condition were seized at the
Metropolitan Cattle Market, defendant and his wife swore that they were not
offered for sale, and the case was dismissed without costs.
* Of this quantity 1 ton, 3 qrs. was Tuberculous.
† Of this quantity 1 cwt., 3 qrs., 4 lbs. was Tuberculous.