Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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unlawfull fflesh or ffishmeat or poultry ware that then the same corrupt
and unwholesome meat shall be consumed with fire or otherwise by the
discretion of the burgesses & assistants with the consent of the searchers, and
the owner thereof shall be comitted to prison and there to remain for the
space of twenty four hours for every time so offending, and to pay such fine
as shall be assessed by the burgesses.
Butchers.
27. Item if any butcher shall put to sale any flesh meat in the market
upon any market day & having his shop in King street That then every
such butcher shall forfeit and pay for every time so offending iijs: iiijd.
Butchers.
'28. Item that no butcher or any other person or persons shall put to sale
any flesh meat in the market but onely upon Saturday in the forenoon
(viz.) untill 12 of the clock at noon according to the custome used within
the Citty of London upon payne to forfeit and pay for every time offending
iijs.: iiijd.
Butchers.
29. Item if any butcher or any other person or persons shall put to sale
any veal mutton or lamb wherein shall be used any indirect or deceitfnll
dealing contrary to the orders therein taken amongst the butchers of
London or that shall put to sale the flesh of any ewe or lamb at any times or
seasons contrary to the said orders or that shall kill any kind of flesh meat
in any place within this Citty contrary to the said orders and custome of
the Citty of London That then every person offending in any of the pmisses
shall forfeit and pay for every time offending in this order or any part or
parcell thereof iijs: iiijd.
Butchers for
scalditg hoggs.
30. Item that no butcher or butchers or other persons shall scald any
hogg or hoggs in any place contrary to the orders and customes aforesd nor
shall put to sale any pork at any time or season contrary to the custome of
the said Citty of London upon payne to forfeit & pay for every time offending
in any of the premises iijs: iiijd.
Butchers, poulterers,
fishmongers.
31. Item that no butcher poulterer or fishmonger or any other person or
persons useing the trade of selling & uttering of victualls or wares whatsoever
shall have his or their shop window or shop windows open upon any
Sabbath day or upon any other usuall holy days or that shall make any open
shew of any victualls or wares without his or their shop or shops upon any
the daies aforesaid or that if any butcher or poulterer shall make open shew
of any flesh meat or poultry ware upon any other fasting daies contrary to
the custome lawfully used within the Citty of London That then every
person offending in any of the pmises shall forfeit and pay for every time
offending in any part of this order iijs; iiijd.