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STREET MARKETS AND FOOD.
The usual supervision was exercised by the sanitary officers in the street markets,
and as regards food exposed for sale in the Borough, and inspectors were on duty
throughout the year in accordance with the instructions of the Borough Council.
The following were surrendered or seized and destroyed as unfit for the food
of man:—
Skate, 10 stone ; dog fish, 6 ; eels, 18 lbs. ; mackerel, 28 lbs. ; conger eels, 6 ;
salmon, 7 tins ; whelks, 1 cwt. 2 qrs. ; herrings, 500 ; poultry, 6 baskets ; rabbits,
about 2 cwt. ; offal, 2 cwt. ; ox liver, 2 lbs. ; ox tails, 3 ; lemons, 102 ; oranges,
4,621 ; tomatoes, 84 boxes and 56 lbs. ; other fruit, 1 cwt. 10 lbs. ; and cabbages,
16 cwts. 2 qrs.
The subjoined proceedings were taken :—
A hawker, of No. 19, Hare Walk, was summoned for not removing a barrow
from the carriageway when called upon to do so by Inspector Pearson. The summons
was withdrawn on payment of 2s. costs.
A hawker, of No. 10, Louisa Street, was fined 40s. or 3 days imprisonment
for exposing 280 rotten oranges for sale, which were seized by Inspector Stokes
in Mundy Street.
A hawker, of No. 75, Crondall Street, was fined £3 or 21 days imprisonment
for exposing for sale 405 rotten oranges in Crooked Billet Yard, which were seized
by Inspector Stokes.
A hawker, of 38 Hanbury Street, Stepney, was fined 13s., with 5s. costs, or
5 days imprisonment, for exposing for sale a quantity of rotten tomatoes, which
were seized by Inspector Wright in Hoxton.
A hawker, of 26, Brunswick Street, was fined 5s. with 5s. costs for not removing
a barrow when warned to do so by Inspector Wright in Hoxton Street.
A hawker, of 47, Grifford Street, was fined 5s. with 5s. costs for not removing
a barrow in Hoxton Street when warned to do so by Inspector Wright.
The occupier of No. 67, Nile Street, was fined 20s. with 2s. costs for not
removing a stall from the footway when required to do so by Inspector Pearson.
The offences as regards the non-removal of barrows and stalls occurred on
Sunday mornings whilst the inspectors were engaged in clearing the street markets.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The reports of the Public Analyst, Mr. H. G. Harrison, M.A., show that 584
samples were submitted to him for analysis during the year. This number is at the
rate of a little over 5 per 1,000 inhabitants'.