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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 1895
[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 |