Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table C shows the number of samples taken by each Inspector and gives
particulars of offences and prosecutions.
Table C.
Inspector. | Samples Taken. | Number of Samples. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adulterated. | Other offences. | Adulterations. | Other Offences. | ||
Bottomley | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Brown | 94 | 5 | - | 3 | - |
Dee | 90 | 2 | - | - | - |
Edwards | 101 | 5 | - | 2 | - |
Flint | 92 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
Green | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Guy | 91 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
Harris | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
McCarthy | 83 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
Pavitt | 90 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Shepherd | 94 | 3 | - | - | - |
Simpson | 90 | - | - | - | - |
Smith | 103 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
Trimming | 92 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
Twaits | 91 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Twynham | 91 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Waterman | 92 | 1 | - | - | - |
Total | 1,533 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
Fourteen "Appeal to cow" samples and 1 milk (for bacteriological
examination) are included in the above total of samples taken. Not included
are samples taken from wholesalers in Stepney at the request of another
Borough.
Details of "other offences" are given on page
Legal Proceedings.
Offences were committed in 53 cases. These were dealt with as shown below :-
Adulterated. | Other offences. | Total. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Proceedings | 13 | 5 | 18 |
Caution | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
No action | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Informal | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
35 | 18 | 53 |