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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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UNFIT FOOD—
| Date. | Division & Sub-Division. | Description of Article. |
|---|---|---|
| April 2 | South—Endsleigh | 8lbs. of Spanish onions. |
| „ 18 | West—Castle | 10lbs. of apples. |
| ,, 21 | East —Ossulston | Truck load of savoy greens. |
| „ 27 | „ - „ | 1 Barrel of oranges. |
| May 23 | „ - „ | 2 Ducks. |
| June 2 | „ - „ | 2 Aitch-bones of beef. |
| „ 6 | ,, —Bartholomew | 1 Pair of bullock's lungs. |
| „ „ | „ —College | 2lbs. of tomatoes. |
| July 19 | West—Mornington | 4 Bushels of peas. |
| „ 20 | „ —Castle | 5 lbs. of cherries. |
| „ 21 | „ —Mornington | Quantity of „ |
| „ 25 | North—Gospel Oak | 5 Bushels of peas. |
| „ 26 | South—Burton | 12lbs. of cherries. |
| Aug. 2 | East —Camden Square | |
| „ 3 | „ —College | 5 ,, ,, |
| „ 8 | ,, —Bartholomew | Part of ox liver. |
| „ 22 | West—Euston | Sheep's liver. |
| Sept. 20 | North—Gospel Oak | 3 Sieves of plums. |
| „ 22 | East —Bartholomew | Diseased ox liver. |
| „ „ | „ —Camden Square | 1 Bushel of peas |
| „ 23 | West—Euston | ¾ „ plums. |
| „ 27 | East —College | 4¾ lbs. of pears |
| Oct. 5 | East —Ossulston | 2 Tins of pig's feet. |
| „ „ | „ - „ | 1 Tin „ salmon. |
| „ „ | „ - „ | 1 „ „ milk. |
| „ „ | „ - „ | 1 „ „ peaches. |
| „ 10 | „ —College | 19 Rabbits. |
| „ 19 | „ —Bartholomew | ¾ of a trunk of haddocks. |
| Nov. 6 | „ - „ | 11lbs. of tomatoes. |
| „ 7 | „ —College | 1½ cwt. of conger eels. |
| Dec. 2 | South—Burton | 3 cases of plaice. |
| „ 11 | | North—Gospel Oak | 7lbs of mutton and 5½lbs, of beef. |
| „ 14 | East —Bartholomew | 3 „ mutton. |
| „ 14 | West—Mornington | ½ Bushel of Walnuts. |
| „ 18 | East — College | An ox liver. |
The Summonses for exposure for sale of unfit food are included amongst
the Summonses under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, at the end of
Part IV. of the Report.
Diseased Organs of Food Animals. — In the meat trade it is a common
practice for slaughtering butchers to sell the offal, the price averaging in
London 8 or 9 shillings. Bovine offal consists of the head, lights (or lungs),
heart, liver, melt (or spleen), tripe (a first stomach), peck (a second or honeycomb
stomach), runners (small intestine), and feet. All these organs or parts
are used for human food, except the peck and runners. All these organs
when diseased, or decomposed or stale, are often used for food for the lower
animals, either in the cooked or uncooked state. All these organs, when not