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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 1920
Report on the health of the Borough during the year 1920
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UNSOUND FOOD.
The Food Inspector has kept under regular inspection
food exposed or deposited for sale in slaughter
houses, shops (especially butchers', cooked meat and
fishmongers' shops), stalls, and market places.
Twelve seizures of unsound food have been made during 1920, as follow:— Seizures.
| Date. | Description of Article. | Weight. | Prosecution and Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19/5/20 | Liquid Egg | 21 lbs. | Fined £50. Costs £3 3s. |
| Margarine | 24 „ | ||
| Condensed Milk | 5 tins | ||
| ?/7/20 | Cherries | 70 lbs. | P.H. Committee decided not to prosecute. |
| 22/7/20 | Roe (fish) | 28 „ | Fined £1. Costs £2 2s, |
| 16/9/20 | Pears | 32 „ | „ 15s. |
| 28/9/20 | „ | 30 „ | „ 15s. |
| 29/9/20 | „ | 75 | £2. |
| 30/9/20 | Conger Eel | 8 „ | Summons not served; correct address could not be obtained. |
| 3/11/20 | Eggs | 278 in number | Owner absconded before his name and address could be obtained. |
| 4/11/20 | Pears | 108 lbs. | Fined £1 |
| 9/11/20 | Condensed Milk | 11 tins | „ 10s. |
| 8/12/20 | Eggs | 124 in number | „ £2. |
| 28/12/20 | Meat | 102 lbs | „ £7. Costs £3 3s. |
On 80 occasions during the year the following
articles of unsound food have been surrendered by the
owners to the Food Inspector, and destroyed as trade
refuse.