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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—continued.
| Article. | No. of Sample. | Offence. | Result of Prosecution. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarine | 714 | Exposing for sale an unlabelled parcel of margarine. | Vendor fined 205., costs 20s. |
| Milk | 568 | Giving a false warranty to purchaser. | Vendor ordered to pay £8 8s. costs. |
| do. | 459 | Obstructing the Inspector in the course of his duties. | Vendor fined £40, costs £10. |
| do. | 745 | do. | Case adjourned sine die owing to illness of Defendant. |
| do. | – | do. | Defendant fined £10. |
| Condensed Milk | 258 | Selling condensed skimmed milk in a tin which did not bear a properly worded label. | Vendor fined 10s. |
| Public Health (Milk and Cream)Regulations, 1912 & 1917 | |||
| Cream | 531 | Depositing for sale preserved cream on the receptacle containing which a proper declaratory label did not appear. (0.44 per cent, of Boric Acid present). | Vendor ordered to pay 425. costs. |
Twelve other offences were reported to the Public
Health Committee in connection with the sale of
margarine, either exposing an unlabelled parcel for
sale or selling by retail in a plain wrapper. These
offences, being either first offences or of a trifling
character, were dealt with by cautionary letter.