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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
St Pancras 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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UNFIT FOOD.
Markets and Market Streets were under the observation of your Inspectors daily, as well as on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings during the summer months. The following food, unfit for human consumption, was seized during the year.
| Date. | Description of Articles seized. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| February 10 | Ox Lungs | Defendant fined £20 and costs |
| „ | 2 Trunks of Herrings | |
| March 12 | 10 Boxes „ | |
| June 13 | 8 Rabbits | |
| „ 20 | 4 Fowls | |
| „ „ | ||
| „ „ | 2½ bushels of Gooseberries | |
| „ „ | 4 Ducks | |
| „ 24 | 1½ Sieve of Cherries - | Defendant fined 40.s. and costs |
| „ 27 | 5 lbs. of Liver | |
| July 4 | 16 Sheeps' Tongues | |
| „ „ | 2 Haddocks | |
| „ 11 | Small pieces of Liver & Meat | |
| „ 20 | 20 lbs. of Cherries | |
| „ 23 | 1 basket of Tomatoes | |
| „ 31 | 30½ Hams | |
| August 29 | 2 bushels of Broad Beans | |
| „ 31 | 20 lbs. of Pears | |
| „ „ | 8 lbs. of Grapes | |
| September 18 | 3 baskets of Pears | |
| October 10 | 7 Rabbits | |
| „ „ | 2 pieces of Meat | |
| December 16 | 1 Trunk ot Plaice | |
| „ „ | 1 „ Haddock & Cod | |
| „ 17 | 2 trunks of Fish | |
| „ 18 | Quantity of Apples |