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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
Holborn 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE X.
Legal Proceedings under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
| Date. | Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. April 10th | 11, New North Street | Nuisance, gully choked and foul, and premises dirty | Order to abate in 7 days with 6s. costs. |
| May 31st | 55 and 56, Chancery Lane | Nuisance, workshop dirty | Order to abate in 14 days with 21s. costs. |
| Oct. 17th | 47, Red Lion Street | Absence of proper and sufficient water supply | Summons not served. Defendant " gone away." Premises closed. |
TABLE XI.
Legal Proceedings under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902.
| Date. | Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. Oct. 2nd | 40 Warner Street | Permitting ice cream to be stored in a shed used as a living room and in which there was an opening to a drain | Summons dismissed. (Magistrate consented to state a case.) |
TABLE XII.
Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
| Date. | Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. Jan. 4th | 51, Great Ormond Street | Selling milk at least 12.3 per cent. deficient in fat. | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 12s. costs. |
| Feb. 2nd | 7, Vernon Place | Selling brandy 38 per cent, deficient in ethers | Defendant convicted and fined £3 and £3 3s. costs. |
| Mar. 26th | 10, Bury Street | Selling milk 11. 6 per cent deficient in fat | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| April 26th | 15, Drury Lane | Selling butter containing 83 per cent. foreign fat | Defendant convicted and fined £10 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| „ „ | 21, Little Earl Street | Selling margarine without a label | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and £1 12s. 6d. costs. |