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Police Court Proceeding's for selling Unsound Food.
On January 21st, 1913, Mr. Abraham Baronsky, of 56, Hessel Street, was
summoned at the Thames Police Court for having exposed for sale 35 eggs, which
were unsound and unfit for human food. He elected to be tried by a jury and the
case was remanded to the Sessions. The Jury found him guilty on February 6th,
but the Judge, instead of imposing a fine, bound him over to come up for judgment
if called upon, and placed him under the supervision of an officer of the Court.
On October 13th, 1913, proceedings were taken against the Alexandra Trust
for selling to the London County Council for the breakfasts of necessitous children,
bread and dripping which were unsound, unwholesome and unfit for human
consumption.
On Thursday morning, July 17th, after receiving a communication from the
chairman of the Infant Care Committee, I, together with Sanitary Inspector Johnson,
visited the Salvation Army Hall, 765, Commercial Road, which is used for the feeding
of necessitous school children. I saw 90 slices of bread and dripping, weighing
about 11¼ lbs., which had been delivered that morning. On examining them I
found that 88 were unfit for food, the bread being sour and the dripping mouldy.
They were seized and taken before the Magistrate at the Thames Police Court, who
made an order that they should be destroyed. I had previously communicated
with the Manager of the Trust. The Manager was present at the Court when the
food was examined by the Magistrate and he made no objection to their being
destroyed. He admitted they were quite unfit for human food.
At the hearing of the summons, Counsel for the defence pleaded guilty, and no
witnesses were therefore heard. It was stated that the Trust had to cut some 20,000
slices a day, and with that exception the food had always been sent out in good
condition. Owing to the weather the gravy mixed with the dripping got bad
quickly, but steps had been taken effectually to prevent a recurrence of such a tiling.
The Magistrate said that he agreed with the Counsel for the defence that the unsoundness
arose in a very short time. He considered he would be doing justice by
ordering the defendant to pay 44s. costs.
On October 14th, 1913, Mr. Solomon Hyman, of 12, Maplin Street, was summoned
for exposing and depositing for the purpose of sale 809 eggs, which were unsound
and unfit for food. He was fined £25 with £2 6s. costs, or 1 month in default.
On October 23rd, 1913, Mr. Joseph Goodman, of 12, Montague Place, Whitechapel,
was summoned for exposing for sale a quantity of unsound plums and pears.
He was fined £5 with 23s. costs.
On November 27th, 1913, Mr. Nathan Reich, of 12, Bedford Street, was summoned
for selling 580 eggs which were unsound and unfit for the food of man.
He was fined £25, with 63s. costs.
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