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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Date | Offence | Magistrate's Decision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.3.53 | Failing to keep the ceiling in a proper state of repair. | Fined 20s. Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs. | |||
| Failing to keep the window in a proper state of repair. | Fined 20s. Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs. | ||||
| Failing to keep the doors in a proper state of repair. | Fined 20s. Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs. | ||||
| Failing to keep clean the walls | Fined 40s. Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs. | ||||
| Failing to keep clean the ceiling | Fined 40s. Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs. | ||||
| Failing to keep clean the floor | Fined 40s. Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs. | ||||
| Allowing refuse or filth to accumulate in a room of the said premises | Fined £5. Defendant to pay £1 1s. costs. | ||||
| Failing to ensure that cleanliness was observed by person employed in the said room in regard to apparatus and utensils therein. | Fined £3. Defendant to pay £1 1s. costs. | ||||
Unsound Food.
The total amount of food condemned during the year was :—
43 tons, 9 cwts., 2 qrs., 1 stone, 12 lbs., 8 ozs.
details of which are given in the following table :—
| Tons | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Stones | Lbs. | Ozs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinned Goods | 39 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Pish | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Meat | 1 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 12 |
| Others | 2 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
Number of condemnation certificates issued was 1,750.
Most of the above food was condemned upon request by the respective owners.
Condemned food received from traders is taken to the Council's refuse disposal
depot at Ashburton Grove awaiting conveyance, under supervision, to the refuse
tip. Small quantities of food which may be subject of complaint by householders
are surrendered to the Inspector, who ensures that there is no possibility of use for
human consumption.
Food such as cereals are disposed of for animal feeding, under supervision, and
if the food is conveyed to another borough, the Medical Officer of Health for that
borough is informed accordingly in order that he may arrange for the supervision
of its ultimate disposal. Where possible all other condemned food is dyed in order
to make it impossible for it to be re'sold or used for human consumption. Condemned
meat is used for animal feeding or industrial purposes.