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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 1923
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1923
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SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1923—continued.
| Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Inspector. | Result and Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14th June | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requiring abatement of Nuisance at workshop. | Henley | Costs £3 3s. |
| 31st July | Depositing for sale, intended for food of man, about 140 lbs. unsound. Meat, unfit for food of man. | Weeks | Defendant failed to appear in Court : Whereabouts unknown. Warrant issued. |
| 31st July | Exposing for sale, intended for food of man, about 84 lbs. Cherries, unsound and unfit for food of man. | Do. | Fined £2. |
| 31st July | Depositing for sale, intended for food of man, Tinned Foods, Condensed Milk and Kippers, unsound and unfit for food of man. | Do. | Fined £10. |
| 2nd August | Causing to be conveyed through London, offensive matter during prohibited hours. | Billings | Fined £5. Costs £2 2s. |
| 2nd August | Do. do. | Do. | Fined £2. Costs £2 2s. |
| 3rd Angust | Proceedings by Owner of premises against Council requiring latter to show cause why Closing Order, dated 15th April, 1918, should not be rescinded, the premises having been put into proper state by Owner. | – | Closing Order rescinded. |
| 3rd August | Ditto additional premises | – | Do. do. |
| 30th August | Causing to be conveyed through London, offensive matter during prohibited hours. | Billings | Summons withdrawn. Defendant died on 24.8.23.) |
| 9th Oct. | Occupying premises in which food deposited and prepared for sale, and in which due, cleanliness not observed and refuse allowed to accumulate. | Do. | Fined £1. Costs £1. |
| 9th Oct. | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requiring abatement of Nuisance. | Hewitt | Closing Order made. Costs 4/- to Council. |
| 1st Nov. | Do. do. | Billings | Defendant ordered to do work in 14 days, and pay 10/6 costs. |
| 1st Nov. | Do. do. | Do. | Do. do. |
| 6th Nov. | Do. do. | Do. | |
| 6th Nov. | Do. do. | Do. | These four premises taken over by L.C.C. prior to hearing of summonses. |
| 6th Nov. | Do. do. | Do. | Summons withdrawn on costs 21/- being awarded to Council. |
| 6th Nov. | Do. do. | Do. | |
| 6th Nov. | Unlawfully fixing W.C. pan and trap in such manner as to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health. | Jenkins | Summons withdrawn on payment of 23/- costs. (Fined on another summons.) |
| 6th Nov. | Failing to give notice to Sanitary Authority of intention to execute drainage works. | Do. | Fined £1. Costs 23/- (see above). |
| 6th Nov. | Fixing W.C. pan and trap in a manner contrary to bye-laws. | Do. | Summons withdrawn on payment of 23/- costs. (Fined on another summons.) |
| 6th Nov. | Failing to give notice to Sanitary Authority of intention to execute drainage works. | Do. | Fined £1. Costs 23/- (see above). |