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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
Battersea 1909
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1909
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Legal Proceedings.
Summary of Legal Proceedings. The facts relating to the legal proceedings instituted by the Council in connection with the work of the Health Department are set out in Appendix No. 1, pages 89 to 91, and are summarised below:—
| No. of Prosecutions. | No. of Convictions. | Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 103 | 57 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 3 |
| Smoke Nuisances | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Unsound Food | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Contravention of ByeLaws | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Other proceedings | 26 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 133 | 78 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 3 |