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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1913]
TABLE B.
| Number of similar cases. | Description of Food. | Nature of Unsoundness. | Conditions under which found. | How disposed of. | Weight in lbs. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ox tongues | Peeling membrane | Examined by request | Council's destructor | 608 | See special remarks in this report (a) |
| 1 | Pig's head and piece of pork | Tuberculosis | Exposed for sale | do. do. | 14 | ,, ,, ,, (b) |
| 3 | Parts of pigs | do. | examined by request | do. do. | 664 | ,, ,, ,, (c) |
| 1 | Dressed beef tripe | Decomposition | do. do. | Ashburton Grove Shoot | 672 | Imperfect preservation in cold air stores, surrendered and destroyed. |
| 17 | Fish (various) | do. | do. do. | do. do. | 1484 | *See footnote to this table. |
| 1 | 10 sacks of beans | do. | Surrendered to Inspector Bridel | Council's destructor | 2016 | Surrender accepted, found on premises during ordinary visit. |
| 4 | Tomatoes and fruit | do. | Examined by request | do. do. | 505 | do. do. |
| 1 | 5 boxes of tomatoes | do. | Seized by Inspector Jeffery | do. do. | 105 | Public Health Committee decide to caution the offender. |
| 1 | Fruit (pears) | do. | Exposed for sale | do. do. | 10 | do. do. |
| 1 | 90 fowls' eggs | do. | Examined by request | Ashburton Grove Shoot | 10 | Surrendered by a baker and confectioner. |
| 1 | Meat and fish pastes | do. | Returned goods | Council's destructor | 98 | Surrendered, see special note in report (a) |
| 1 | Ox's liver | Parasitic | Offal dealer's | do. do. | 10 | Livers had been partially, but not sufficiently trimmed. |
| 1 | Condensed milk | Blown tins | Wholesale Dairy Premises | do. do. | 28 | Seized, legal proceedings taken, tee further explantion in report (e) |
*One lot per Medical Officer of Health, two lots per Chief Inspector Leggatt, one lot of cockles per Inspector Bridel, and one lot of crab fish
per Inspector Bicknell, all examined by request and surrendered for destruction.