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City of Westminster 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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E.—Food Supply.
The food exposed for sale in shops and on stalls in the street markets
has been regularly inspected every day (including Sundays). The
following list shows the quantity of food condemned and destroyed
during the year. The bulk of it was submitted by the owners or
purchasers for the opinion of your officers
| Tons. | Cwts. | Lbs. | Tons. | Cwts. | Lbs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Melons | ||||||
| Asparagus | Oranges | ||||||
| Aubergines | Peaches | ||||||
| Bananas | Pears | ||||||
| Beans | Plums | ||||||
| Cabbage | Pineapples | ||||||
| Cherries | Potatoes | ||||||
| Currants, Black | Raspberries | ||||||
| Grapes | Tomatoes | ||||||
| Grrape Fruit | Turnips | ||||||
| Medlars |
Fish (various), 10 cwts. 56 lbs.; Beef, 2 cwts. 56 lbs.; one rabbit; Camembert
cheese, 56 lbs.
The following articles were seized and condemned; appended is a note of the action taken.
| Article. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk, 35 gallons, dirty, some of it putrid | Abraham Harris, 23, Meard Street | Fined £3 and 23s. costs. (Fined also for dirty condition of shop.) |
| Eels, two lots, in Robert Street, Pimlico | Greorge Mayne, 9, Sheepcote Lane, Battersea | Fined £2 and 5s. costs on each summons or one month hard labour in each ease, to run concurrently. |
| Herrings, 200, at Turpentine Lane | W. Vincent, 43, Lochington Road, Battersea Park Road | Fined 10s. and 2s. costs. |
| Pork Pies, at 356, Strand | Hermann Appenrodt, 1, Coventry Street | Fined £20 and £3 5s. costs. |
| Anchovies, 7 cwts.; Tomatoes (in tins) 1½ cwt.; Fat Pork, ¾ cwt.; Dried Sausage, 1¾ cwt. | Giovanni Parmigiani, 58, Wardour Street | Proceedings were taken under the General Powers Act, 1908 |
Restaurants, &c.—The systematic examination of restaurants and
other places where food is cooked, prepared, or stored for sale, has been
continued during 1908. There are now on the register 1,033 such
premises, including:—