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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 1921
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1921
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PROSECUTIONS FOR OFFENCES OTHER THAN ADULTERATION.
| Article. | No. of Sample. | Offence. | Result of Prosecution. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | |||
| Margarine | 51 | (1) Selling margarine by retail in a plain wrapper | Vendor ordered to pay 10s. 6d. costs in respect of each offence. |
| (2) Exposing for sale an unlabelled parcel of margarine. | |||
| do. | 234 | do. | Vendor ordered to pay 21s. costs in respect of each offence. |
| do. | 275 | do. | Vendor fined 10s. in respect of the first offence and 20s. in respect of the second offence. |
| do. | 333 | do. | Vendor ordered to pay 21s. costs. |
| do. | 379 | do. | Vendor fined £5 in respect of first offence and £1 in respect of second offence. |
| do. | 442 | do. | Vendor ordered to pay 21s. costs in respect of each offence. |
| do. | 488 | do. | Vendor fined 20s. and costs 2s. |
| do. | 101 | Selling margarine by retail in a plain wrapper. | Vendor fined 10s. |
| do. | 296 | do. | Vendor fined 20s. |
| do. | 304 | do. | Vendor fined 10s. |
| do. | 338 | do. | Vendor ordered to pay 21s. costs. |
| do. | 465 | do. | do. |
| do. | 402 | Exposing for sale an unlabelled parcel of margarine. | Vendor ordered to pay £2 2s. costs. |
| do. | 648 | do. | Vendor fined 40s. |