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Police Court Proceedings for Selling Unsound Food.
About (he end of 1909, it was found that quantities of meat were coming into
the Aldgate Market for sale on commission from the rural districts of Essex, where
there was practically no meat inspection carried out; it was also found that meat
was being sent up by persons who were only licensed as knackers, for the killing of
animals which were not intended for human food.
The following prosecutions were instituted during the year for moat sent into
Aldgate Market.
On February 1st. Mr. Robert Gower, 2, High Street, Whitechapel, was, at the
Thames Police Court, fined £10 and £3 3s. costs for exposing for sale the carcases
of two pigs which were tuberculous.
On February 10th. Mr. Consort Leopold Wright, of Great Leighs, Chelmsford,
was, at the Thames Police Court, fined £20 and £5 5s. costs for depositing for sale
at 2, High Street, Whitechapel, the carcase of a pig which was tuberculous.
On February 10th. Mr. James John Nash, 16, Crossing Road, Braintree, Essex,
was, at the Thames Police Court, fined £20 and £5 5s. costs for depositing for sale
at 2, High Street, Whitechapel, the carcase of a pig which was tuberculous.
On July 11th. Mr. Joseph Snow, of the "Six Bells" Inn, Great Waltham,
Chelmsford, was, at the Thames Police Court, fined £10 and £3 3s. costs for
dpositing for sale at 2, High Street, Whitechapel, the carcases of two pigs which
were tuberculous.
On December 29th Mr. George Owers, knacker, of the " Wheatsheaf," Hatfield
Peverel, Essex, was, at the Thames Police Court, fined £59 and £10 10s. co:ts for
depositing for sale at 2, High Street, Whitechapel, the carcase of a cow which was
tuberculous
On December 29th. Mr. William Steel, slaughterman, of Hatfield Peverel, Essex,
was, at the Thames Police Court, fined £10 and £5 5s costs, or 14 days' impiisonment,
for aiding and abetting the above offence, having dressed the carcase and
endeavoured to remove evidence of the disease by stripping the pleura.
The following Police Court proceedings were also taken for unsound food:—
On April 22nd. Mr. Jacob Samuels, 221. Mile End Road, was fined £20 with
£2 2s. costs, for exposing for sale, herrings which were unfit for human food.
On June 3rd. Mr. Hyman Podbelowitz, 2, John's Place, was summoned for
slaughteiing cattle on unlicensed premises at 52, Varden Street, and also for
depositing for sale, veal which was diseased, unwhol some and unfit for the food
of man. He was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.