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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1910
A full list of the articles destroyed is set out ui Table "A" of Inspector
Wilkinson's report.
The following list shows the articles destroyed in each quarter of the year:—
| 1st Quarter. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| Unsound fish surrendered | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Unsound vegetables, &c., surrendered | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Unsound meat from shops | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2nd Quarter. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Diseased meat and organs from shops | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Unsound meat from shops, &c. | – | 1 | 11 | |
| Unsound fish from shops and stalls | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Unsound fruits and vegetables from shops and stalls | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 3rd Quarter. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Diseased meat from other premises | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Meat unsound by decomposition from shops | – | 2 | 24 | |
| Unsound fish from shops and stalls | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Unsound pickles (surrendered) | – | – | 17 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 12 | |
| 4th Quarter. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
| Diseased and unsound meat and organs from slaughterhouses | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Diseased meat from shops | – | – | 3 | 16 |
| Unsound onions from shops - ; | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Unsound fish from shops | – | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Unsound turkeys | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Unsound meat from shops, &c. | – | – | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 |