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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
Bermondsey 1939
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939
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PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1939.
| No. | Sample | Adulteration or Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | Sausages | Selling Sausages containing preservative without causing them to be labelled. | Fine £5. |
| Selling Sausages to the prejudice of the purchaser. | Fine £3. Costs £3 3s. | ||
| 239 | Sausages | Ditto | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, upon payment of £2 2s. costs. |
| 240 | Whisky | Selling Whisky to the prejudice of the purchaser. | Fine £15. Costs £3 3s. |
| 241 | Sausages | Selling Sausages containing preservative without causing them to be labelled. Selling Sausages to the prejudice of the purchaser. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, upon payment of £1 1s. costs. |
| 242 | Milk | Selling Milk 38.6 per cent. deficient in milk fat. | Fine £2. Costs £2 2s. |
SUMMARY.
£. s. d.
Fines 25 0 0
Costs 11 11 0
£36 11 0