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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 1911
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1911 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907—continued.
| Date of hearing. | Defendant. | Offence. | Inspector. | Magistrate. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | |||||
| Feb. 21 | A.C. | Selling milk 8 per cent. deficient in fat | H.F. Bridel | Mr. Biron | Summons dismissed Warranty defence. |
| „ 21 | E.J. | Selling milk 95 per cent. deficient in fat | F. Bare | „ | Dismissed, with 10s. costs, it being proved that defendant was not the owner of the milk. Seller having given false name, and since absconded. |
| „ 21 | E.J. | Selling milk 293/4 per cent. deficient in fat | „ | „ | |
| *Mar. 7 | M. Griffiths, 6, Warley Street | Selling milk 6 per cent. deficient in fat | A.S. Henley | „ | Withdrawn, on proof that milk was sold as given by cow. |
| „ 14 | M.L. | Selling milk 14 per cent. deficient in fat | J.G. Weeks | „ | Fined £1. Costs £1. |
| Apr. 4 | D.J. | Selling milk 11 per cent. deficient in fat | F. Bare | ,, | Fined 10s. Costs 12s. 6d. |
| ,, 11 | W.G. | Selling milk 9 per cent. deficient in fat | W.Rowsell | ,, | Fined 20s. Costs 12s. 6d. |
| *„ 25 | J. Morgan, 184, Hackney Road | Selling butter containing 81 per cent. foreign fat | H.F. Bridel | Mr. Cluer | Fined £6. |
| „ 25 | „ | Selling margarine in plain wrapper | „ | „ | Withdrawn. Conviction on other summons re same sample. |
*Second or subsequent conviction, reported by order of the Public Health Committee.