London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bethnal Green 1915

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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APPENDIX E. (2). Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.

Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
1915. Jan. 28M. D.Selling margarine purporting to be butterW. EowsellMr. WilberforceWithdrawn. Conviction on other summons re same sample.
,, 28„Exposing for sale package of margarine unlabeled„„
„ 28„Selling margarine in unmarked wrapper„„Fined £10, costs £1 3s.
Feb. 4E. S.Milk 5 per cent, deficient in fatAinley„No conviction. Costs, £1 13s. 6d.
„ 11H. F.Selling margarine as butterHewitt„(Fined £2 and 23s. costs.
„ 11„Selling margarine in plain wrapper„„
„ 11„Exposing for sale unlabelled bulk of margarine„„