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Stepney 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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they were unfit for human food, and gave an order to have
them destroyed, but dismissed the summons with £5 5s. costs.
(9) John Thomas Long, 129, Railway Arch, Upper Chapman
Street, was summoned for having deposited for sale, on
August 15th, 40 cases of Condensed Milk in an unsound
and unwholesome condition. They were ordered to be destroyed
by the Magistrate, but he dismissed the summons with £4 4s.,
as Mr. Long proved to the satisfaction of the Magistrate that
they were not intended for human food.
(10) Marks Kalodofsky, 1, Short Street, Wentworth Street,
for exposing for sale, on September 13th, 130 lbs. of Fish, was
fined £2 and £1 7s. costs, or 14 days' imprisonment.
(11) Charles Heilman, 149, White Horse Street, for having
deposited for the purpose of preparation for sale 80 lbs. of
Beef, Mutton and Pork, on September 23rd, was fined £10 and
£5 5s. costs.
(12) Samuel Cohen, Baker, 41, Wentworth Street, for
having deposited for the purpose of preparation for sale half a
case of Rotten Eggs, on November 5th, was fined £10 and
£3 3s. costs.
(13) Mr. Ralph Simons, Baker and Confectioner, 13, Bell
Lane, for having deposited for the purpose of preparation for
sale, on November 8th, two quarts of Liquid Eggs and a pail
of Sweetstuff, was sent to prison for four months in the second
division without the option of a fine.
(14) Solomon Schrieber, 20, Bell Lane, for having
deposited for sale 14 lbs. of Chopped Meat and 5 lbs. of Beef
and Mutton, was ordered to pay £2 2s. costs only. The
defendant proved that one of his children had recently died and
at the time of the seizure his business was carried on by
others.
(15) Mr. Vavasour, 23, Rood Lane, was summoned for
depositing for sale and afterwards selling 78 skins of Dates.
The Magistrate condemned them as being unfit for food on