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Holborn 1922

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.sale of food and drugs acts.

Date.Name and Address.Offence.Result.
1922 Jan. 23 &Feb. 13Ernest Pickard.Caterers, Limited Mrs. Wilson andHerbert Wilson, The Spread Eagle, P.H., 69, Theobalds RoadSelling wliiskty 40-10 degrees under proofWithdrawn on payment of £5 5s. costs.
Feb. 28Antonio Simonelli 40, Wurner StreetSelling milk 8-3 per cent, deficient in fatFined £1. Costs £1 5s. Cd. including 10s. Cd. for Interpreter.
Mar. 27Soloman Boris43, Theobalds RoadSelling preserved peas containing 0-C053 per cent, of copperDefendant convicted and fined 40s. and 21s costs.
Apr. 24Evan Edwards16. Little Earl StreetSelling butter containing 12 per cent of foreign fatDefendant convicted and fined £5.
May 25F. Collier15, Baldwins GardensSelling milk 78 per cent, added waterSummons dismissed on payment of £1 Is. costs.
Aug. 9W. H. Ccllen1, Broad StreetSelling strawberry jam containing 7 5 per cent, apple pulpWithdrawn on payment of £2 2s. costs.
Nov. 10Mrs. Annie Ellman 49. Lamb's Conduit StSelling peas containing 0-0125 per ctnt. of copper, equal to 3 458 grains per pound of crystallised copper sulphateDefendant convicted and tilled 21s. costs.
Pec. 12A. Simonelli40, Warner SireetSelling tinned peas containing copper equal to 3 29 grains per pound of crystallised copper sulphateDefendant convicted and fined Is. and 20s. costs.

public health (london) act.

Date.Nome and Address.Offence.Result.
1922 Aug. 9Mrs. Edwards20, Old Gloucester St.OvercrowdingOrdei-ed to pay 2s. cost s.
Aug. 25Leiohton & Lonsdale, 263, High HolbornInsufficient water-closet accommodationOrder to complete work in 7 days £3 3s costs.
Dec. 11W. J. Nicholls50, Devonshire StreetNuisance and Breach of Lodging House By-lawsAdjourned, sine die.
DittoW. J. Nicholls51, Devonshire StreetDittoDitto.
DittoW. J. Nicholls52, Devonshire StreetDittoDitto.
DittoW. J. Nicholls53, Devonshire StreetDittoDitto.
DittoW. J. Nicholls51, Devonshire StreetNuisance under Public Health (London) Act, 1891Order to abate within 21 days. 21s. costs.
DittoW. J. Nicholls52, Devonshire StreetDittoDitto.