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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 1920
Report on the health of the Borough during the year 1920
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Legal Proceedings.—Continued.
| Date of hearing, | Offence | Inspector. | Result and remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | |||
| January 29th | Selling red herrings at excess price contrary to the Fish (Prices) Order, 1919. | Rowsell. | Fined 10s. Costs 10s. |
| January 29th | Aiding and abetting in the same ottence. | Rowsell. | do. do. |
| January 29th | Selling eels at excess price contrary to the Fish (Prices) Order, 1919. | Rowsell | Fined £20. Costs £5 5s. |
| January 29th | Failing to keep posted a notice showing the maximum prices of fish contrary to the Fish (Prices) Order, 1919. | Rowsell. | Withdrawn. Conviction on preceding summons. |
| January 14th | Selling milk at excess price contrary to the Milk (Winter Prices) Order, 1919. | Weeks. | Costs £3 3s. awarded |
| January 14th | Aiding and abetting preceding offence | Weeks. | Fined £5, |
| February 12th | Selling rice at excess price contrary to the Rice (Retail Prices) Order, 1918. | Weeks. | Fined £5. Costs £2 2s. awarded. |
| February 11th | Selling a piece of fowl at excess price contrary to the Poultry and Game (Prices) Order, 1918. | Saunders. | Fined £2. Costs £2 2s. awarded. |
| February 12th .. j | Using bread otherwise than for human food. | Rowsell. | Fined £5. Costs £3 3s. awarded. |
| February 12th .. i | Aiding and abetting preceding offence. | Rowsell. | Dismissed. |
| February 19th .. | Selling by retail milk at excess price. | Rowsell. | Costs £2 2s. awarded |
| February 19th | Aiding and abetting preceding offence. | Rowsell | Fined £3. |
| February 26th | Selling fowl at excess price. | Weeks. | Fined £2. Costs £2 2s. awarded. |
| February 26th | Using bread otherwise than for human food. | Rowsell | Fined £3. Costs £3 3s. awarded. |
| February 26th | Exposing for sale imported meat unlabelled as such. | Rowsell. | Fined £1. Costs £1 1s. awarded. |
| March 4th | Selling sugar otherwise than for the purpose for which obtained. | Rowsell | Costs £1 1s. awarded. |
| March 4th | Failing to keep posted a list of Outworkers in Workshop. (Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, sect. 107.) | Billings. | Fined 10s. Costs 10s. awarded. |
| March 4th | Failing to send to the Council a list of Outworkers. (Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, sect. 107) | Billings. | do. do. |
| April 22nd | Non-compliance with statutory notice requiring abatement of nuisance. | Billings. | Costs 28s. awarded. |
| April 15th | Having in possession rag flock containing 270 pans of Chlorine in 100,000 parts of flock. (Rag Flock Act, 1911.) | Hewitt. | Fined £5. Costs £5. |
| April 8th | Carrying for sale bread not an even number of pounds, contrary to the Bread Order, 1918. | Weeks | Fined £1. Costs £4 4s |
| May 13th | Using as a sleeping place a room in which food intended lor sale was stored, contrary to the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1908, sect. 8. | Billings. | Fined 20s. |
| May 13th | Charging excess price for bullock's liver, contrary 10 the Edible Offal (Maximum Prices) Orders, 1918 and 1919 | Rowsell | Fined £50. Costs £5 5s. |
| May 6th | Supplying sugar to a person other than a registered customer, contrary to the Rationing Order, 1918. | Weeks | Fined 20s. Costs 42s |
| June 17th | Removing offensive matters through the streets during prohibited hours, contrary to the Bye-laws prescribing such hours. | Billings. | Fined £3. Costs 42s |
| June 10th | Charging excess price for home-killed bullocks' milt, contrary to the Edible Offal (Maximum Prices) Order, 1918. | Rowsell. | Fined £5. Costs 425. |