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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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[1908
TABLE B.— continued.
| Description of Food. | Nature of Unsoundness. | Conditions under which it was found. | How disposed of. | Weight in lbs. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sausages | Turned sour | Exp sed for sale | Conveyed to Council's destructor | 1 | Seized. Letter of caution sent by order of Public Health Committee. |
| Shrimps | Partly decomposed | At rear of fish shop (after a complaint) | Deposited with house refuse | 13 | (a and e) Do. do. |
| Various Tinned and Bottled Fruits, &c. | Blown and broken down | Examined by request | Conveyed to destructor | 1,685 | Surrender accepted under Sec. 47 (8) Public Health (London) Act, 1891. |
| Tinned Fruits, &c. | Blown | Set aside at Canning Factory | Destroyed on boiler furnace | 28 | Surrender accepted and destroyed in Inspector's presence |
| Damsons | Partly decomposed | Fruiterers' shop | Conveyed to destructor | 20 | Seized and conveyed to Police Court. Magistrate's order to destroy refused on the grounds that the whole of the fruit was not unsound. Owner subsequently agreed to surrender. |
| Various Fruits, &c. | Do. | Various | Destructor and refuse shoot | 1,230 | Various surrenders accepted by different Inspectors. |
| Oxen Livers | Parasitic (Dis. Hep.) | Do. | Destructor and owner's premises | 257 | Chiefly examined by request and surrender accepted. |
| Fish | Decomposition | Submitted | Deposited with fish offal | 280 | Eight cases of surrender, in five of which condemned notes were given. |
| Pig's Head | Tuberculosis | Examined by request | Conveyed to destructor | 12 | Surrender accepted. |
| Ox's Head | Actinomycosis | At Tripe Works, &c. | Destroyed on furnace fire | 24 | Do. do. |
| Various Meat | Decomposing | On Butcher's premises | Destroyed | 24 | Surrender accepted and particulars reported to Medical Officer of Health. |
| a) Inspector Bridel. (e) Inspector Bicknell. | |||||