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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Warranty with Cattle.— One of the questions which during the
year greatly exercised the minds not only of the meat trade, but of farmers,
was the question of a warranty being given with cattle when sold. Hitherto,
when an animal was discovered after slaughter to be unfit for human food,
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| 2nd Quarter. tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | 6 | 4 | |
| Diseased bovine kidneys from shop | o | o | 4 |
| Unsound meat from shops, etc. | 5 | 8 | |
| Unsound fish from shops and stalls | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Unsound fruits and vegetables from shops and | |||
| stalls | o | ||
| Tinned and bottled fruits, etc., surrendered | 15 | 5 | |
| Total Ton 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 3rd Quarter. tons | |||
| Diseased meat and organs from slaughterhouses | 8 | o | 23 |
| Meat and organs otherwise unsound | o | 2 | 25 |
| Diseased meat from other premises | o | 26 | |
| (seized) | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Two geese unsound by decomposition (seized) | o | o | 16 |
| Fish unsound by decomposition (surrendered) | o | 3 | 4 |
| Eggs unsound by decomposition (surrendered) | o | 2 | 0 |
| Unsound fruit (seized) | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Unsound fruit (surrendered) | 8 | 15 | |
| Total Ton 1 | o | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Quarter. | |||
| Diseased and unsound meat and organs from slaugh | |||
| terhouses | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| Diseased and unsound meat and organs from shops, etc. | 2 | 3 | |
| Unsound fruit from shops | |||
| Unsound shrimps from shops | 0 | ||
| Total cwts. | 7 | 3 | 26 |