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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 | |||
| June 17th | Exposing for sale unlabelled imported meat, contrary to the Imported Meat (Labelling Order, No. 2, 1919. | Rowsell. | Fined £10 Costs 42s. |
| June 17th | do. do. | Rowsell. | Fined £10. Costs 42s |
| June 17th | do. do | Rowsell. | Fined £2. Costs 21s |
| June 17th | Selling meat in excess of maximum retail price | Rowsell. | Costs 42s. |
| June 17th | do. do | Rowsell. | Costs 42s. |
| June 24th | Using a bakehouse unfit for use or occupation on sanitary grounds, contrary to the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, sect. 98, | Dr. Oates. | Fined 40s. Costs 21s. |
| June 24th | do. do. | Dr. Oates | Fined 40s. Costs 21s. |
| June 24th | Depositing for purpose of preparation for sale certain unsound liquid eggs, margarine and condensed milk | Dr. Oates. | Fined £50. Costs £3 3s. |
| July 1st | Bakehouse unfit for use or occupation on sanitary grounds. (Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, sect. 98.) | Dr. Oates | Fined 20s. Costs 21s |
| August 12th | Removing in unsuitable vessels during prohibited hours certain offensive matters | Billings. | Fined 40s. Costs 42s |
| August 12th | do. do | Billings. | Fined 40s. Costs 42s |
| August 12th | Exposing for sale about 20 lbs. fish and roes unfit for food. | Rowsell | Fined 20s. Costs 42s |
| July 1st | Using as a sleeping-place a room in which certain sugar and sultanas were deposited for the purpose of preparation for sale. | Dr. Oates. | Fined 10s. Costs 21s. |
| August 5th | Non-compliance with statutory notice requiring abatement of a nuisance. | Hewitt. | Order made to do the work in 14 days. Costs £2 2s. |
| September 9th | do. do | Hewitt. | Order made to do the work in 28 days. |
| September 16th | do. do. | Hewitt. | Order made to do the work in 21 days. Costs £2 2?. |
| October 21st | Exposing for sale 30 lbs. of pears unsound and unfit for the food of man | Rowsell. | Fined 15s. |
| October 21st | Exposing for sale 32 lbs. of pears unsound and unfit for the food of man. | Rowsell. | Fined 15s. |
| October 28th | Exposing for sale 75 lbs. of pears unsound and unfit for the food of man. | Rowsell. | Fined 40s. |
| November 17th | Non-compliance with statutory notice requiring abatement of a nuisance. | Hewitt. | Closing Order made by the Magistrate. |
| December 2nd | do. do. | Bare. | Order made to do the work in 14 days. Costs ii2 2s. |
| December 16th | Exposing for sale 11 tins of condensed milk unfit for the food of man | Rowsell. | Conviction. Costs 10s. (Convicted on another summons under Sale of |
| December 30th | Exposing for sale 108 lbs. of pears unfit for the food of man. | Rowsell. | Food and Drugs Acts.) Fined 20s. |
| Various | Non-compliance with statutory notice requiring abatement of a nuisance . | Various. | All summonses withdrawn on payment of Is. costs in each case, the works having been done. |
| 112 summonses. | |||
| Various | do. do. | Various. | do. ss. do. |
| 11 summonses. | |||
| – | do. do. | – | do. 6s. do. |
| 1 summons. | |||
| Various | do. do. | Various. | do. 10s. 6d. do. |
| 7 summonses. | |||
| August 12th | do. do. | – | Summonses against occupiers withdrawn. Proceedings taken against owners. |
| 3 summonses. |