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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

Bethnal Green 1900

The Chief Inspector's annual report on the work of the sanitary department for the year ending December, 1900

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crafty dealing and hard swearing at the Police Court some of their
fraudulent earnings have had to be returned to the ratepayers in the
shape of penalties and costs, as the following particulars show :—
Summonses issued, 44; penalties ordered to be paid, £230 14s. 6d.;
costs allowed, £26 19s. 6d. Total, £257 Of this amount one
fine of £,12 was not recovered, and another defendant went to prison
for some part of the time ordered, and paid a fine for the remainder,
thus rendering the actual amount recovered to £236 10s. 4d.
Particulars of these cases are as follows:—

Table: Legal Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs' Acts.

Legal Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs' Acts.

Name of Vendor.Nature of Offence.Result.
s. JSelling Butter containing 971/2 per cent, of Foreign FatPenalty £3 and 12/6 costs.
E.EMargarine exposed for Sale not properly labelledWithdrawn upon payment of £1 3s. costs.
H. T. BSelling Milk with 25 per cent, of added WaterPenalty £5 and 12/6 costs.
T. R. LSelling Milk with 7 per cent, of added Water,, £1 and 12/6 ,,
D. TSelling Milk with 8 per cent, of added Water£8 and £2 2s. ,,
J.sAbsence of Name and Address on Milk Receptacles,, 10/- and 2/- „
L. GDittoOrdered to pay 2/-
S. DDittoFined 2/6 and 2/- ,,
DittoRe Milk containing 12 per cent, less than the proper proportion of Cream or Butter FatOrdered to pay 12/6
J.JAbsence of Name and Address on Milk ReceptaclesFined 1/- and 2/- ,,
DittoRe Milk with 20 per cent, of added Water„ £5 and 12/6
J BRe Milk with 11 per cent, of added Water£10 and £1 13s. 6d. costs.
B. WRe Milk with 26 per cent of added WaterFined £5 and 12/6 costs.
H. HRe Milk with 18 per cent, of added Water£2 and 12/6 ,,
M.B.Absence of Name and Address on Milk Receptacles10/- and 2/-
W. HRe Milk with 19 per cent, of added WaterPenalty £12.
T. DRe Milk with 9 per cent, of added Water£2 and 12/6