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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Inspections Made and Samples Taken under the Orders of the Food Controller.
Samples. | Mr. Rackham. | Mr. Brown. | Mr. Dillon, | Mr. Akers. | Mr. Walker. | Mr. Landen. | Mr. Jaffa. | Mr. West. | Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | All Inspections. | In accordance with order. | In contravention of order. | Warning letters sent. | No. of prosecutions. | Result of Proceedings | |||||
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Fines. | Costs. | ||||||||||||||||||||
£. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||||||||
Sweet and Chocolates | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | ||||
Beans | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 100 | 78 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Peas | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||
Lentils | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Oat Products | 31 | 30 | 51 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 180 | 148 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Maize Products | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 49 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Sugar | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Jams and Jellies | 38 | 29 | 47 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 209 | 170 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Flour | 31 | 63 | 72 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 3 | — | 68 | 28 | 368 | 298 | 70 | 51 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 6 |
Bread | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 20 | 78 | 73 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | ||
Cakes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | ||||
Tea | 33 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 133 | 127 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | ||||
Coffee | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Potatoes | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | ||||
Meat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Meals (Restaurant) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total samples bought | 182 | 204 | 244 | 161 | 123 | 134 | 14 | 8 | 139 | 92 | 1301 | 1064 | 237 | 181 | |||||||
Total visits made | 131 | 192 | 127 | 182 | 110 | 163 | 13 | 844 | 157 | 162 | 2081 | ||||||||||
Other prosecutions :— Re potato register | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Re imposing a condition in respect of a sale | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Re sale of bread | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
61 | 150 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 7 | 6 |