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shrimps, 498 bushels of whelks, 1,081 bushels of
periwinkles, 180 bushels of mussels, 70 bushels of
sprats, and large quantities of oysters, salmon, eels,
and whitebait. By far the largest proportion of the
fish condemned in the market was brought to London
by railway.
Lastly, I have to report that eleven persons have
been convicted by the Magistrates of the City during
the year of having sent diseased meat to the City
markets for sale as human food, and they have been
fined in various sums from five pounds to twenty
together with the costs of the proceedings. Two
persons have been sentenced to imprisonment without
the option of a fine; and the following are the
particulars of these cases :—
The Prosecutions and Convictions during the Year for
sending Diseased Meat to the City Markets for sale
as food.
1.—Walter Dunham, Butcher, of Harleston, Norfolk.—
Fined £20 and costs.
2.—Francis Marsh, Butcher, of Head Hill, Glastonbury,
Somerset.— Fined £10 10s. and costs.
3.—John Leonard, of Soham, Cambridge.— Fined £5
and costs.
4.—John Moore, Butcher, of Attleborough, Warwick.—
3 Months' Imprisonment.