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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| No. of Sample in Food cases | Date | Offence or Occasion | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 12th Apl. | Selling chocolate roll which did not contain any cocoa or chocolate matter | Fine £5 0s. 0d. Costs £5 5s. 0d. |
| 107 | 13th Apl. | Selling chocolate roll which did not contain any cocoa or chocolate matter | No fine Costs 2s. 0d. |
| 132 | 26th Apl. | Selling chocolate roll which did not contain any cocoa or chocolate matter | Fine £15 0s. 0d. Costs £5 5s. 0d. |
| 143 | 27th Apl. | Selling milk which contained 3.5% added water | No fine Costs £4 4s. 0d. |
| 170 | 10th May | Selling chocolate roll which did not contain any cocoa or chocolate matter | Fine £5 0s. 0d. Costs £5 0s. 0d. |
| — | 28th June | Exchanging toys for rags and bones | Fine 5s. 0d. |
| — | 28th June | Exchanging toys for rags and bones | Fine 5s. 0d. |
| 344 | 17th Aug. | Selling malt vinegar 75% deficient in acetic acid | Fine £5 0s. 0d. Costs £5 5s. 0d. |
| 422 | 20th Sept. | Selling milk deficient in fat to extent of 20% | No fine Costs £3 3s. 0d. |
| 443 | 27th Sept. | Delivering in pursuance of contract of sale milk found to be 6.6% deficient in fat | No fine Costs £6 6s. 0d. |
| — | 4th Oct. | Depositing for sale 20 lb. of unsound Blackcurrants | Fine £2 0s. 0d. Costs £3 0s. 0d. |
| — | 11th Oct. | Having deposited for sale about 39¾ lbs. of unsound meat | Dismissed |
| — | 11th Oct. | Failing to observe due cleanliness in part of building in which food for human consumption was deposited (21.6.38) | Fine £2 0s. 0d. Costs £5 5s. 0d. |
| — | 11th Oct. | Failing to observe due cleanliness in part of building in which food for human consumption was deposited (28.6.38) | Dismissed Costs 2s. 0d. |
| — | 24th Oct. | Application for order for removal of aged and infirm person | Removal order granted |
| 482 | 1st Nov. | Selling table jelly containing benzoic acid, an added preservative | Dismissed Costs 2s. 0d. |
| 485 | 1st Nov. | Exposing for sale by retail unlabelled parcel of margarine | No fine Costs £3 3s. 0d. |