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Lewisham 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The following is a Summary of Legal Proceedings
instituted by order of your Council:—
Details of the above are set out in Tables F, G, and I of the
Report of the Public Analyst, in Part IV. of this Report.
Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs and
Margarine Acts for offences other than Adulteration:—
For selling milk in a highway from a can or receptacle
which did not have conspicuously inscribed thereon the name
and address of the vendor as required by the provisions of the
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, E. M., of Hither Green, was fined
10s. and 2s. costs, and A. and E. R., £1 and 2s. costs.
For exposing margarine for sale, not labelled in accordance
with the Margarine Act, T. C., of Forest Hill, was fined £3
and 12s. 6d. costs.
Proceedings taken for offences under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, or Bye-laws made thereunder:—
For carrying fish offal contrary to the London County
Council Bye-laws, F. D., of Perry Vale, was fined £4 and 4s.
costs (2 summonses), J. D., of Nelson Terrace, Hither Green,
£2 and 2s. costs, and T. M., of Kemble Road, 5s. and 2s. costs.

Adulteration of Food and Drugs.

Summonses issued16
Convictions obtained15
Fines imposed£5114s.Od.
Costs imposed£97s.6d.