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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
Deptford 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE IV Legal Proceedings
| Date of Hearing | Premises and Nature of Offence | Fine | Costs | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th May | 128 Jerningham Road. (a) Non-compliance with Statutory Notice. (b) No dustbin. | — | £5 5 0 | Works completed and dustbin provided prior to hearing Summonses dismissed on payment of ccsts. |
| 18th July | 49 Upper Brockley Road. Non-compliance Statutory Notice. | — | — | Case adjourned sine die— Defendants to pay costs. |
| 3rd Oct. | 65 Musgrove Road. Non-compliance with Statutory Notice. | — | — | Case adjourned sine die— Defendant promising to complete works. |
| 31st Oct. | 65 Musgrove Road. Non-compliance with Statutory Notice. | — | £7 17 0 | Order for work to be completed in 28 days. |
| 28th Nov. | 13/15 Kender Street. Non-compliance with Statutory Notice. | £6 4 0 Total on both Summonses. | Works completed prior to hearing. |
TABLE V Food and Drugs Samples
| Number Examined | Number Adulterated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale and Stout | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Almonds | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Angelica | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Aspirin Tablets | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Bacon | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Biscuits | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Black Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Blackcurrant Puree (Canned) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boric Acid | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Brawn, Pork | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bread Rolls | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Breakfast Cereal | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Bun and Cake Mixtures | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Cakes and Pastries | — | 15 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Calamine Lotion | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Castor Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Cherries, Glace | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Chewing Gum | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate, Drinking | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Christmas Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cider | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Coffee Extracts (9 liquid, 1 dried) | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery, Sugar | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Cooking Fat | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Cornflour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Curry Powder | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Custard Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Drink, Soft | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fish (2 jellied eels, 1 mussels, 1 smoked cod) | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Fish (Canned) (1 mackerel, 1 herrings in tomato sauce) | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |