Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1988 Notices to abate nuisances have been served by the Inspectors
during the year; 1305 of which were primary, and 683 final.
It has been necessary in 21 cases to enforce compliance with notices by
Police Court proceedings.
The market places are frequently visited, and 68 seizures of stale and
unsound fish, fruit, vegetables, and other articles of food exposed for sale,
were made during the year. There were among the articles seized:—
34 boxes and 6 barrels of herrings.
7 pads, 2 kits, 2 turns, and 35 unpacked plaice.
13 Leng fish.
1 pad and 1 kit of skate.
10 pads, 9 boxes, 1 barrel, and 397 unpacked mackerel.
2 pottles, and 56 unpacked crabs.
48 pairs of soles.
2 pads, 3 bushels, and 1 trunk of mixed fish.
3 boxes haddocks.
1 barrel of sprats, 1 bushel of periwinkles.
1 piece of bacon, 1 case of rabbits, 571 cauliflowers, 1 sack of
onions, 3 sacks of peas, 2 boxes of oranges, 52 baskets of
cherries, 7 baskets of black currants, 1 sieve of peaches.
3 bushels of apples and 2 gallons of greengages.