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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 1922
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1922
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PROSECUTIONS FOR OFFENCES OTHER THAN ADULTERATION—continued
| Article. | No. of Sample. | Offence. | Result of Prosecution. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarine | 499 | Exposing for sale an unlabelled parcel of margarine. | Fined £1. |
| do. | 497 | do. | do. |
| do. | 554 | do. | Ordered to pay costs 10s. |
| do. | 140 | Selling margarine by retail in a plain wrapper. | Fined 10s. |
| do. | 533 | do. | Fined £4. Costs £1 1s. |
| do. | 409 | do. | Ordered to pay costs 10s. |
| do. | 565 | do. | do. |
| Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations | |||
| Cream | 542 | (1) Depositing for sale preserved cream in an unlabelled receptacle. | Fined 20s. Costs 635. (one previous conviction). |
| (2) Delivering to purchaser preserved cream in an unlabelled receptacle. | Withdrawn. Conviction on first summons. | ||
| do. | 393 | do. | Fined 20s. Costs 63s. on first summons. Second summons withdrawn. |
| do. | 392 | Delivering to purchaser preserved cream in an unlabelled receptacle. | Fined £1. Costs £1 1s. |
| do. | 544 | do. | Fined £2. Costs £2 2s. |
| do. | 452 | do. | Dismissed. Prosecution failed to prove defendant wilfully committed the offence. |
Nine other offences were reported to the Public
Health Committee in connection with the sale of margarine,
and two in connection with the sale of preserved
cream, the offence in each case being in respect
of the labelling of such articles. These, being either
first offences or of a trifling character, were dealt with
by cautionary letter.