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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

Newington 1895

Fortieth annual report of the proceedings of the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London...

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attention to sec. 145 of the London Building Act 1894, whereby a
Sanitary Inspector, being "a person causing or directing work to
be executed," was required to give notice to the District Surveyor,
and in default was liable to a penalty of £2 per day: and again
threatening to take steps to enforce the same should his contention
not be recognised. The matter was again considered by the Public
Health Committee, which did not take the same view as Mr. Dicksee,
being of opinion that the section referred to did not apply to a
sanitary officer; and the Vestry on the 16th October endorsed this
opinion and for the second time discharged the reference (see p. 47
of last Annual Report). No further proceedings were taken during
the year.

Table: (see Table 14, p. 174), the Sanitary Officers took proceedings in the following other cases in the course of the year under report with the undermentioned results:—

(see Table 14, p. 174), the Sanitary Officers took proceedings in the following other cases in the course of the year under report with the undermentioned results:—

Date of Hearing.NAME.OFFENCE.RESULT.
1895. May 1Edward FrisbyExposing unsound fruit for saleFined 20/. and 2/- costs
May 1Frederick BaileyDitto,, 20/- „ 2/- „
July 17Harry LeesDitto„ 40/- „ 2/- „
Sept. 10William JacksonDitto„ 10/- „ 2/- „
Oct. 2Alfred BucklandDitto„ 20/- „ 2/- „
Oct. 23Joseph IsaacsDitto,, 100/- „ 7/- „
Oct. 23Lewis MordecaiDitto,, 100/- ,, 7/- ,,
Oct. 23Coleman IsaacsDitto,, 100/- ,, 7/- ,,
Oct. 23John PeytonDitto,, 40/- „ 2/- „
Oct. 23Alfred L. ShawExposing bad rabbits for saleDismissed without costs
Nov. 20John BowenExposing had fruit for saleFined 5/- and 2/- costs
1896. Jany.James BrownExposing had meat for sale1 month's imprisonment, being unable to pay penalty.