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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
Battersea 1912
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912
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Legal Proceedings.
Summary of Legal Proceeding's.
The facts relating to the legal proceedings instituted by the Council in connection with the work of the Health Department are set out in Appendix No. 1, pages 104 to 106, and are summarised below:—
| No. of Prosecutions. | No of Convictions. | Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 94 | 41 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Smoke Nuisances | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Unsound Food | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Contravention of Bye-Laws | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Other proceedings | 11 | 8 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 108 | 52 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 6 |