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. Dec. 9 | W. T. H. | Selling butter containing 52 per cent. of foreign fat. | J. H. Hewit??? | Mr. Wilberforce. | Fined £3 17s., costs £1 3s. |
| „ 9 | „ | Selling margarine in plain wrapper. | „ | „ | Withdrawn. Conviction on other summons re the same sample. |
| „ 9 | *E.W.Morgan, 184, Hackney road. | Selling butter containing 85 per cent. of foreign fat. | W. Rowsell | „ | Fined £50. |
| „ 9 | „ | Selling margarine in plain wrapper. | „ | „ | Withdrawn. Conviction on other summons re same sample. |
*Second or subsequent conviction, reported by order of the Public Health Committee,