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a small charge for removing and destroying the articles was made, and a
certificate that this had been done given.
Unfortunately, owing to the fact that the food inspector (Emerton) was no
longer in the employ of the Council when the annual returns came to be made
up, it is found impossible to give any definite statement as to the total quantity
of food dealt with in this way.
Apart from unsound food so treated it was found necessary in several cases
to seize certain articles which were unsound or unwholesome or unfit for
human food, and have them dealt with as prescribed by Section 47 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
The following is a list of these articles and shows the name of the inspector
who carried out the seizure, the article seized and the result of the prosecution.
In all these cases it may be said that the articles seized were submitted to the
Medical Officer of Health and examined by him, and the person from whom
they were seized was given every opportunity of having them examined by anyone
he cared to name, either before or after the order for destruction had been
obtained from the justice or magistrate : —
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, Section 47.
Unsound Food.
Inspector. Offence Result.
Emerton Exposing for sale 220 tins of condensed milk which were unsound and unfit for human food at Nos. 10&12, Earl Street
Fined £40 and £10/10-costs
Emerton Exposing for sale four jars of pickles which were unsound and unfit for human food, at No. 40, Queen Street Fined £1 and 2/-costs
Emerton Exposing for sale one jar of pickles which were unsound and unfit for human food, at No. 106, Seymour Place Fined 10/-and 12/6 costs
Emerton Depositing and selling an article of food, to wit, about 80 1b. of cherries, which were unsound and unfit for human food, on a fined 10/-and 2/-costs for depositing and £1 and 2/- costs for selling
Emerton Exposing an article of food, to wit, about 30 1b. of beef, which was unsound and unfit for human food, at No. 7, Salisbury Street Fined £5 and £2/6/- costs
Emerton Exposing articles of food, to wit, about 28 1b. of pears and peaches which were unsound and unfit for human food, at No. 21, Hatton Street Fined 2/6 and 4/- costs for exposing and 2/6 and 4/- costs for de¬positing
Smith Exposing for sale a quantity of crabs which were unsound and unfit for human food, at No. 57, Great Titchfield Street Fined £10 and £1/3/- costs