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Lewisham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 ETC.
| Date of hearing | Nature of Offence | Fine | Costs | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 2 Jan. | Cockroach in loaf of bread. | £15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| 2 Jan. | Spider in bottle of milk. | — | — | — | — | Dismissed. | |
| 19 March | Liqueur ginger wine under strength. | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. | |
| 9 July | Piece of tape in sausages. | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. | |
| 9 July | Cockroach in loaf of bread. | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. | |
| 25 Aug. | (i) Selling sugar at price beyond maximum. | £5 | — | — | — | Proceedings brought by Lewisham Food Control Committee and Borough Council. | |
| (ii) Manufacturing popcorn without a licence. | £1 | — | — | — | |||
| (iii) Preparing popcorn for sale in room which was in a dirty condition, contrary to section 13 of Food and Drugs Act. | £1 | — | — | — | |||
| 3 Nov. | Packet of barley flakes found | — | — | — | — | Case dismissed. Defendant | |
| to contain rat excreta. | awarded £7 7s. 0d. costs. | ||||||
TABLES
| TABLE NO. | SUBJECT | PAGE. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comparative statistics | 12 |
| 2 | General summary of vital statistics in the last ten years | 12 |
| 3 | Causes of deaths, in age groups | 13 |
| 4 | Deaths under one year of age | 14 |
| 5 | Tuberculosis statistics for the last ten years | 15 |
| 6 | Dental treatment | 18 |
| 7 | Bacteriological work | 19 |
| 8 | Public mortuary | 19 |
| 9 | Attendances at day nurseries | 20 |
| 10 | Water supply samples—chemical | 24 |
| 11 | Water supply samples—bacteriological | 24 |
| 12 | Treatment of sewers for rats | 26 |
| 13 | Sanitary inspections | 27 |
| 14 | Special sanitary circumstances | 28 |
| 15 | Factories and workshops | 29 |
| 16 | Housing | 32 |
| 17 | Civil building licences | 33 |
| 18 | Analysis of milk | 33 |
| 19 | Bacteriological examinations of food | 34 |
| 20 | Food and Drugs Act—samples analysed | 36 |
| 21 | Food and Drugs Act—adulterated samples | 39 |
| 22 | Meat inspection | 40 |
| 23 | Principal notifiable diseases | 41 |
| 24 | Tuberculosis notifications and deaths | 41 |
| 25 | Age distribution of tuberculosis cases | 42 |
| 26 | Food poisoning outbreaks | 42 |
CHART
Infant mortality from 1901 to 1948 10