Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The Chief Inspector's seventh annual report on the work of the public health and housing department for the year ending December 31st 1902
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*R. S., Hanbury Street. was summoned re unsound strawberries.
Defendant having sworn at the Court that the strawberries were the
separate property of her daughter, although at the seizure in Brick
Lane she said they belonged to her.
G. A. J., Bethnal Green Road, re unsound pears. Defendant
having satisfied the Court that the pears would not have been sold.
A. H., re 21, Approach Road (two summonses), clerical error on
Notices.
F. C., Roman Road, re unsound bananas. Magistrate believed the
Defendant's story that the bananas would not have been sold, but
were being kept on premises for return to wholesale man.
f 440, Hackney Road, no owner discoverable.
J. P., 8, Bishops Road, Dalston, re unsound oranges, summons not
served, Defendant having changed his address.
Other Legal Proceedings, Public Health and
Factory Act.
J. L., re dirty milkshop, Brick Lane, fined 5s. and 10s. 6d. costs.
L. T., re dirty milkshop, Bacon Street. fined 20s. and 2s. costs.
H. H., re dirty bakehouse, Green Street. fined 40s. and 23s. costs.
EL C., in respect of smoke nuisance at Warner Place, fined £5 and
23s. costs.
C. S., for not notifying Medical Officer of Health of case of small
pox in Baxendale Street; summons dismissed, as the defendant proved
to the satisfaction of the Magistrate that he was not aware of his
liability to report.
J. K., for not notifying Medical Officer of Health of case of small
pox in Hersee Place, fined 20s. and 23s. costs.
Sanitary Apart from the amendments obtained under
Improvements and pressure of legal proceedings, the following
Works Executed, list of good work has been accomplished:—