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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE B.
| Description of Food. | Nature of Unsoundness. | Conditions under which it was found. | How disposed of. | Weight in lbs. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various canned foods | Blown Tins | On wholesale Canning Co.'s premises | Conveyed to Council's destructor | 4,816 | Legal proceedings taken. Summons dismissed by Mr. Bros, who held that they were not intended for food |
| Herrings | Decomposition | Exposed for sale | Do. do. do. | 336 | (a) Seized. Legal proceedings taken. Defendant fined 40s. and 2s. costs. |
| Beef and Pork | Do. | In ice safe | Do. do. do. | 427 | Do. do. Defendant fined £5 and £2 2s. costs. |
| Pork Chops | Do. | Exposed for sale | Do. do. do. | 2 | Do. do. Defendant fined 40s. and 2s. costs |
| Oranges | Do. | Do. do. | Do. do. do. | 12 | (b) Do. do. Defendant fined 40s and 23s. costs. |
| Apples | Do. | Do. do | Do. do. do. | 4 | Do. do. Defendant fined 60s and 23s. costs. |
| Black Currants | Do. | Do do. | Do. do. do. | 180 | (c) Do. do. Defendant fined 20s. and 10s 6d. costs. |
| Lamb and Beef | Do. | Partly exposed for sale | Do. do. do. | 32 | Do. do. Defendant fined £3 and 24s. costs. |
| Sheeps Hearts and other meat | Do. | Exposed for sale | Do. do. do. | 9 | (d) Do. do. Defendant fined £4 and 24s costs. |
| Pears | Do. | Do. do. | Do. do. do. | 6 | Do. do. Defendant fined £3 and 23s costs. |
| Two Geese | Do. | Do. do. | Do. do. do. | 16 | Do. do. Defendant fined £2 and 2s. costs. |
| Pears | Do. | Do. do. | Do. do. do. | 21 | (b) Do. do. Defendant fined 20s. and 2s. costs. |
| (a) Inspector Bridel. (b) Inspector Fortune. (c) Inspector Hancock. (d) Inspector Flood. | |||||