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I believe that this prosecution has had a most salutary effect on the
meat salesmen, and also on the sausage makers in the Parish ; for, under
the most careful supervision, no fresh seizure has been made since this
case.
FISH.
On August 5, 1870, sixty-eight trunks of haddocks, in a putrid condition,
were found in the possession of Mr. William Reed, a wholesale fish
salesman in Columbia Market. It had come to the knowledge of Inspector
W. W. Burrows that some men had been sent to different smoke-houses
to get these haddocks smoked for the purpose of sale. In company of the
Inspector, I proceeded to the Market, and when about to seize the fish, was
prevented from so doing by some of the employees, abetted by the Market
Inspector, who said he had already condemned them, and that we had
no jurisdiction there. The men at once proceeded to load the fish in a
van, which had been hired in the neighbourhood, and it was not without
great difficulty—for the men were very violent—that we succeeded in
seizing one trunk of the haddocks. They were taken to Worship Street,
and condemned by the Magistrate. A summons was granted, and the
defendant fined £10 and costs. This decision was most satisfactory, as
the Sanitary Staff have since been able to inspect the fish in the Market
without molestation from the employees or others. Mr. Reed has since
left the Market.
We continue to condemn fish brought to us, as we find it acts beneficially
upon costermongers and others; for it often happens, that when
these poor people get the fish home from market, it is in a putrid condition.
When that is the case, they bring it to myself, or one of the
Inspectors, and have it condemned: a certificate is given, and the money
is returned by the wholesale dealers; thus is prevented the sale of large
quantities of unwholesome fish. There was condemned during the year
77½ pads, 19 barrels, 7 flats, 7 kits, 5 bags, 8½ turns, 4 trunks, 5 boxes:
these consisted of soles, eels, cod, plaice, maids, herrings, haddocks, crabs,
shrimps, &c.
FISH-CURING IN PEEL GROVE.
On October 6th, a complaint was made by some of the inhabitants of