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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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19121
TABLE B.—
| Number of cases. | Description of Food. | Nature of Unsoundness. | Conditions under which found. | Weight in lbs. | How d | sposed of. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheep's liver | Parasitic | Submitted | 4 | Council's | destructor | Submitted to inspector Jeffery, and surrendered for destruction. |
| 1 | Pig's heads | Decomposition | Examined by request | 679 | do. | do. | Surrender accepted. Danish heads turned bad during transit. Condemnation Note given. |
| 1 | Various preserved meats, &c. | do. do. (damaged packages) | Provision warehouse | 60 | do. | do. | Damaged glassware packages, returned from retail shops. Surrender accepted. |
| 1 | Shoulder of Iamb | Abscess | Brought to Town Hall | 4 | do. | do. | Abscess near scapula joint, not noticed before cooking. Butcher refunds value. |
| 1 | Ostend rabbit | Decomposition | do. do. | 3 | do. | do. | Submitted Monday morning, purchased on previous Saturday night. Money refunded after caution from Medical Officer of Health through Food Inspector. |
| 1 | Ox's head and tongue | Tuberculosis | Examined by request | 30 | do. | do. | Part of consignment of butcher's offal from Ireland, Surrender accepted. |
| 1 | 19 Oxen livers | Parasitic (Dis. Hep.) | do. do. | 319 | do. | do. | From two consignments of offal, Birkenhead and Ireland respectively. Surrender accepted. |
| 1 | Pig's head | Tuberculosis | Offal dealer's | 22 | do. | do. | See Report Note (a). |
| 2 | Pigs' heads | do. | Examined by request | 61 | do. | do. | See Note (6) of this Report. |
| 1 | Pig's head | do. | do. do. | 14 | do. | do. | See Note (c) of this Report. |
| 1 | Salt beef | Decomposition | Sausage factory | 405 | do. | do. | See Note (d) of this Report. |
| 4 | Fruit, etc. | do. | Submitted | 501 | do. | do. | Surrender accepted and Condemnation Note given. |
| 7 | Fish | do. | do. | 830 | do. | do. | do. do. |