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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
Hackney 1915
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1915
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WARRANTIES-SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
| Borough. | No. of summonses taken out under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the years 1910—1914. | No. of convictions obtained. | No. of instances in which the production of a Warranty by the defendant was successfully used as a defence. | No. of cases where the Warrantor had been prosecuted, with results. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 482 | 244 | 37 | 34—16 dismissed |
| 9 withdrawn | ||||
| 9 convicted | ||||
| Bermondsey | 327 | 210 | 101 | 15—12 fined |
| 3 dismissed | ||||
| Bethnal Green | 312 | . 216 | 24 | — |
| Camberwell | 382 | 239 | 6 | — |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | Prosecutions a re not undertaken where the vendors have Warranties | |
| Deptford | 127 | 71 | 43 | — |
| Finsbury | 127 | 99 | 22 | 1 convicted |
| Greenwich | 74 | 52 | 5 | — |
| Hackney | 108 | 73 | 16 | — |
| Hammersmith | 235 | 189 | 12 | 1 convicted |
| Hampstead | 76 | 51 | 20 | — |
| Holborn | 74 | 49 | 18 | — |
| Islington | 326 | 270 | 20 | — |
| Kensington | 117 | 84 | 12 | 5—3 withdrawn |
| 2 dismissed | ||||
| Lambeth | 258 | 203 | 6 | — |
| Lewisham | 63 | 42 | 8 | — |
| Paddington | 236 | 128 | 16 | 1 dismissed |
| Poplar | 63 | 47 | 10 | — |
| Shoreditch | 260 | 215 | 25 | 1—result negative |
| South wark | 451 | 230 | 56 | 2 dismissed |
| St. Marylebone | 121 | 95 | 20 | — |
| St. Pancras | 215 | 151 | 11 | — |
| Stepney | 371 | 324 | 33 | — |
| Stoke Newington | 23 | 18 | 4 | — |
| Wandsworth | 529 | 462 | 36 | 1 dismissed |
| Westminster, City of | 215 | 117 | 93 | 1 dismissed |
| Woolwich | 80 | 60 | 15 | — |
| City of London | 105 | 80 | 11 | — |
| 5,763 | 4.024 | 680 | 62 | |
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