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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
City of London 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Offensive Cargoes—
| Date. 1926. | Name of vessel. | Owners. | Infringement. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18 | Lighter "Joe" | W. R. Cunis & Co., Ltd. | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit: house refuse not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and loaded above the coamings. |
| Mar. 23 | Lighter "Bruges" | Cory Lighterage, Ltd. | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit: road sweepings, manure, etc., not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and loaded above the coamings. |
| June 7 | "Cedar" | F. E. Walker, Ltd. | Loaded with an offensive cargo, to wit: fish offal in tanks not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| "Novelty" | Ditto | Ditto ditto. | |
| „ 15 | "Maplin" | Cory Lighterage, Ltd. | Loaded with an offensive cargo, to wit : road and warehouse sweepings not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and loaded above the coamings. |
| 22 | "Winsford" | F. E. Walker, Ltd. | Loaded with fish offal not contained in a suitable tank and furnished with a sufficient covering so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| July 5 | Lighter "Pansy" | W. R. Cunis, Ltd. | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit: house refuse not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and loaded about four feet above the coamings. |
| Lighter "Primrose" | W. R. Cunis, Ltd. | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit: house refuse not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and loaded about five feet above the coamings. | |
| Nov. 4 | "Vitellius" | Messrs. Hudson, Ltd. | Loaded with an offensive cargo, to wit: dustbin refuse and other garbage not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom and permitting the same to remain within the district of the Port of London Sanitary Authority for a longer period than forty-eight hours. |
PUBLIC HEALTH (SHELLFISH) REGULATIONS, 1915.
ORDERS OF NOVEMBER, 1916.
The Shellfish beds, for which orders for relaying of shellfish for human food
and for efficient sterilization of cockles and winkles have been made, reach from
Canvey Island on the west to N. Shoebury on the east.
No case of Infectious Disease attributed to shellfish from these beds has been
notified to your Medical Officer during the year.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
| Date. 1926. | Name of Vessel. | Offence. | Police Court. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 9 | St. Tug "Empress" | Failure to comply with the Statutory notice served, requiring the abatement of a smoke nuisance and the prevention of a recurrence thereof. | Thames. | Fined £3. Costs 1 guinea. Prohibition Order made. |
An application was made to the Magistrate at the West Ham Police Court,
on the 17th December, 1926, for the condemnation of certain meat unfit for human
consumption, seized on the 13th December, 1926.
The Magistrate ordered that the meat be disposed of as follows:—
The parts of the said carcases that were unfit for human consumption to be
returned to the Salvage Association representing the owners thereof, to be handed