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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
Islington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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The following table, provided by the courtesy of the Cleansing Superintendent, gives details of the number of persons who availed themselves of the Council's facilities.
| Lavatory | 1949 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
| Archway Rd. (Men) | 61 | 66 | 84 | 100 | 76 | 70 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 615 |
| do. (Women) | 20 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 143 |
| Finsbury Pk. (Men) | 17 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 152 |
| do. (Women) | 14 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 111 |
| Parkhurst Rd. (Men) | 71 | 41 | 22 | 55 | 51 | 43 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 344 |
| do. (Women) | 52 | 44 | 81 | 44 | 56 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 373 |
| Highbury (Men) | 9 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 114 |
| do. (Women) | 9 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 101 |
| Offord Road (Men) | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 82 |
| do. (Women) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Nil | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| High Street (Men) | 16 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 125 |
| Islington Gr. (Women) | 8 | Nil | 4 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 73 |
| 294 | 238 | 292 | 300 | 327 | 271 | 199 | 168 | 177 | 2,266 | |
Inspection of Refreshment and Coffee Stalls.
Such refreshment and coffee stalls which open after normal working hours were
subject to a periodical evening inspection. The Inspectors found the general
conditions of these stalls to be satisfactory.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938—Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1926/43.
Sampling of Food, including Milk.
Prosecutions.
Details of the action taken by the Council under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, and the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1926/43, are as follows:—
| Date of hearing | Offence | Result of Proceedings | Court |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.2.49 | Providing bread not of the nature, substance and quality demanded. (Foreign matter, possibly lubricating grease from machinery, in bread). | Fined £5 and costs £3 3s. | North London |
| 11.4.49 | Exposing for sale a goose intended for, but unfit for human consumption. | Fined £15 and costs £1 7s. | North London |
| 10.6.49 | Selling fruit pie not of the nature, substance and quality demanded. (Beetle in pie). | Dismissed under the P. of O. Act. Costs £5 5s. | North London |
| 26.9.49 | Selling bread not of the nature, substance and quality demanded. (Nail in bread). | Fined £2 and costs £2 2s. | North London |
| 21.10.49 | Selling bread not of the nature, substance and quality demanded. (Foreign matter possibly lubricating grease from machinery, in bread). | Discharged under Criminal Justice Act, 1948. Costs £& 3s. | Old Street |
| 8.8.49 | Failure to cause a vessel containing milk to be kept in a state of proper cleanliness. (M. & D. Regs., 1926/ 43, and Food and Drugs Act, 1938) | Case dismissed | North London |
It will be seen that five cases were taken under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938,
and one case under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, and the Milk and Dairies
Regulations, 1926/43.