London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
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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Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
| Date of hearing. | Defendant, | Offence. | Inspector. | Magistrate. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915. Feb. 18 | M. B. | Selling Butter containing 82i per cent, foreign fat | Weeks | Mr. Wilber-force | Ordered to pay 23s. costs. Appeared to have been sold as received from the wholesale man. | |
| „ 18 | „ ... | Selling margarine in plain wrapper | „ | „ | ||
| „ 18 | „ ... | Exposing for sale unlabeled bulk of margarine | „ | „ | ||
| Mar. 11 | *M. Owen 172,Globe road | Selling Milk 5 per cent, deficient in fat | Ainley | „ | Fined £2 and 23s. costs. | |
| „ 18 | F. 8. | Selling Milk containing 15 per cent, added water | Weeks | „ | Fined £5 and 23s. costs. | |
| „ 18 | „ | Selling Milk containing 13 per cent, added water | „ | „ | Fined £5 and 23s. costs. | |
| „ 18 | M.J. | Selling Milk containing 10 per cent, added water | Rowsell | „ | Dismissed—warranty deface | |
*Second or subsequent conviction, reported by order of the Public Health Committee.