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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
Stepney 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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106 tins Salmon and Sardines.
7,980 tins Salmon.
1 diseased Ox Spleen.
23 cases and 9 tins Soups.
8 tons of Sugar.
200 lbs. Shrimps.
5 cases Strawberries.
4 tins Syrup.
19 bags Tapioca Flour.
22 boxes Tomatoes.
156 tins Tomatoes.
216 Turkeys.
14 Ox Tails.
1 ton 13 cwt. 81b. Tripe.
14 diseased Ox Tongues.
4,922 tins Canned Tongues.
1 hogshead Walnuts.
Total Weights of Unsound Food Destroyed.
| Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| February | 16 | 18 | 1 | .24 |
| March | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| April | 44 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| May | 23 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| June | 76 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| July | 24 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| September | 45 | 18 | . 1 | 22 |
| October | 104 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| November | 36 | 12 | 1 | |
| December | 45 | 1 | 241 | |
| 430 | 18 | — | 1 |
Legal proceedings were taken against the following:—
On May 9th, Mr. Percy Crage, trading as Overall & Co., fish merchants, was
fined £20 and £10 costs for having deposited for sale upon his premises, 88,
High Street, Wapping, 3,948 tins of Mackerel in an unsound and unwholesome
condition.