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Islington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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69 1927]
Milk Prosecutions.
The summary of prosecutions showed that during the year 19 prosecutions
were taken, of which number 17 were successful and 2 were withdrawn.
Summary of Prosecutions during year 1927. (vide p.p. 77-81)
| Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties. | Costs Received. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
| "Public Health (London) Act, 1891" | 22 | 21 | - | 1 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 0 |
| "Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-99" | 37 | 32 | - | 5 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 120 | 2 | 0 |
| "Margarine Act, 1887" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| "Sale of Food Order, 1921" | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| "Milk & Cream Regulations, 1912-17 " | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| "Milk & Dairies Order 1926" | 9 | 9 | - | - | 14 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| "Public Health Meat Regulations, 1924" | 3 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| "L.C.C. General Powers Act, 1922" | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| "L.C.C. By-Laws" | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 87 | 78 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 7 | 6 | 193 | 12 | 0 |
PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF.
The staff of the Medical Officer of Health is constituted as follows :—
Chief Sanitary Inspector and Superintendent.—George James Bridel,
Sani. Insp. Ex. Bd.
*Sanitary Inspectors.—T. W. Agar, A. J. Bicknell, A. Bakshaw, S. P.
Marks, E. I. Fortune, J. Metcalf, T. H. Hancock, C. E. Horsman, A.
E. Wood, E. G. Holmes, W. G. Neale, H. H. Uren, C. W. Lewis, fH.
Dewhurst. L. H. Pearson.
*Senior Sanitary Inspector, Inspector of Workshops and Bakehouses.— H.
J. J. Watson.
*lnspectors of Workshops, etc., in which Females are Employed.—Miss
Eleanor H. Daniell, Mrs. S. Undery.
*Inspector of Meat, etc.—H. Wilkinson.
* Inspector of Food and Drugs, etc.—G. S. Green.
*Inspector of Houses Let in Lodging.—R. C. Thorpe.
*Health Visitors.—Mrs. Main, Misses V. A. Lainton, R. Palmer, L. Flower,
E.i Foot, E. Neale, fN. W. Dudfield, E. O. Oliver, M. Ritson.
Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse.—Miss E. Mc Goldrick.
Clerical Staff.—G. H. King (First Clerk), H. Angel, A. E. Abbott, W. J.
Wolfe, W. G. Bunch, A. R. Wittrick, C. M. Wheble, JA. E. Booker,
W. R. Causton, *C. J. Cridland, L. W. Edis, W. A. McAdam, L. P. J.
Regan.
Milk Grants.—* F. C. Green, *A. E. Vanstone, *Daisy Francis.
Disinfecting Station.—A Lewis (Engineer), W. G. Jolllie (Handyman—
Stoker), Mrs. Home (Cleansing Station Attendant), Mrs. Lewis (Caretaker,
Shelter House), G. Cooper (Motor Driver).
Disinfectors.—F. Webb, J. Brown, W. Hardwick, W. Woodley, A. Taylor.
Mortuary Keeper.—S. Maxwell.
* Those marked with an asterisk indicates contribution was expected either
under the Public Health Acts or by Exchequer Grants.
t Resigned.
t Died 3 Feb., 1927.
1 he Medical Officer of Health expresses his thanks to the Town Clerk and
the Chiefs of the other departments for their courtesy and assistance, which,
together with the hearty co-operation of his staff, has meant so much in attaining
the results reported on.