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]
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1.—Raise the price of meat if greater expenses were incurred by butchers.
2.—Drive the control of the trade by centralisation into the hands of a
few large firms of middlemen.
3.—Increase the importation of dead meat, which would escape all efficient
supervision.
UNFIT FOOD.
Date. | Description of Articles seized. | Remarks. |
---|---|---|
1895. | ||
January 18 th | | a case of Oranges | |
„ 31st- | 1 double case of Oranges | |
1 bushel of Apples | ||
1J „ of Tomatoes | ||
1 ,, mixed Apples and | ||
Oranges | ||
February 25th | 6 bags of Onions | |
March 8th - | 2 cases of Onions. | |
„ 21st - | 28 barrels of Apples | |
26 ,, of Tomatoes | ||
April 6th | J bushel of Green Peas | |
„ 10th - | 4 tons of Turnips | |
20th | 696 bundles of Rhubarb | |
„ 26th | Box of Cod Fish | |
4 tons of Potatoes | ||
13 sacks of Belgium Onions | ||
Quantity of Onions | ||
May 1st ,, ,, | 3 tons 1 cwt. Potatoes | |
5 tons of Carrots | ||
June 4th | 9 large Skate | |
3 trunks of Plaice | ||
„ 8th | 10 quarts of Gooseberries | |
July 2nd | 3 bushels of Tomatoes | |
„ 5th | 14 lbs. of Cherries | |
„ 18th | Quantity of Cherries | |
„ 19th | Sack of Whelks | |
„ 20th | 6 barrels of Herrings | |
„ 21st | 1 Rabbit | |
August 28th - | Box of Soles | |
September 20th | 4 lbs. of Beef | |
„ 30th | 3½ Sieves of large Pears | |
October 12th - | 7½ cases of Grapes | |
November 6th | 2 Salmon | |
7th - | 2 barrels of Herrings | |
„ 28th | 28 baskets of Bananas | |
December 10th | Bag of Onions |