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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
City of Westminster 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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ANALYSIS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1958.
| Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Selling food to the prejudice of the purchaser—7 convictions (Two of these cases were granted an absolute discharge on payment of costs) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 0 |
| Giving a false label or advertisement to food—10 convictions (Seven of these cases were granted an absolute discharge on payment of costs) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 0 |
| Failing to comply with Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955—17 convictions ... | 122 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| Failing to comply with the Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925-1953—9 convictions (All these cases were granted an absolute discharge on payment of costs) | — | 71 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Giving a false trade description to food— | ||||||
| 1 conviction | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Totals | £172 | 0 | 0 | £204 | 13 | 0 |
Water
The resident population of 95,440 in some 27,000 dwellings received
water from the Metropolitan Water Board's mains or from deep wells.
Eighty-seven deep wells were in use at 31st December, 1958. In 84 of
these wells, the water is used for domestic purposes. In the remainder,
one supply is used for cooling purposes, one for supplying boilers and one
as a stand by in case of fire. Satisfactory reports were received of 51
bacteriological examinations and 24 chemical analyses of water from
these wells.