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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
Holborn 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE IX. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
| Date. | Name. | Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914. Jan. 29 | Mrs. Bodien | 49, Eagle Street | Nuisance. Water closet without a water supply | Order to prevent recurrence with 108. 6d. costs. |
TABLE X, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offences. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914. Feb. 3 | Henry Hanson | 11, New Yard | Selling milk containing 6.1 per cent. added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| „ 6 | Alice j. Cardon | 30, New North Street | Selling milk containing 5.1 per cent. added water | Defendant convicted and fined 10s. 6d. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| April21 | Hambrook, Eliza | 37, Short's Gardens ... | Selling milk containing 7.7 per cent. added water | Defendant convicted and fined 5s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| May 15 | j. Lyons, Ltd. | 316, High Holborn | Selling milk 12.6 per cent. deficient in fat | Warranty proved. Summons withdrawn. |
| 29 | Williams Zaccheus | 73, Mount Pleasant | Selling butter containing 85 per cent. foreign fat | Defendant convicted and fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| July 3 | Fitzgerald, M. | 8, Laystall Street | Selling milk 8.6 percent. deficient in fat | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 7 | Rudulf, Ltd. | 43, Theobald's Road | Selling butter containing 50 per cent. of foreign fat | Fined £2. Costs 12s. 6d. |
| Aug. 14 | Express Dairy Co., Ltd. | Tavistock Place | Selling milk containing boron trioxide | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| „ 18 | James, Emma.. | 16, Gate Street | Selling milk 9.6 per cent. deficient in fat | Fined £1. Costs 12s. 6d. |
| „ 18 | Hunt, Annie | 16, Dyott Street | Selling milk containing 6.8 per cent. added water | Fined £1. Costs 12s. 6d. |
| Aug. 21 | Terroni, Luigi. | 188, Clerkenwell Road | Selling milk containing boron trioxide | Fined £2. Costs 12s. 6d |
| „ 21 | do. | do. | Selling butter containing water in excess of standard | Fined 12s. 6d. |
| „ 21 | Matthias, a. | 22, Cross Street | Selling milk containing 7.4 per cent. added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| „ 25 | Daunton, G. S. | 1, Guilford Street | Selling milk containing boron trioxide | Fined £10. Costs 12s. 6d |