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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 1924
Special report on an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1924
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ACTION TAKEN WITH REGARD TO OFFENCES. OTHER THAN ADULTERATION—continued
| Article. | No. of Sample. | Offence. | Result of Prosecution or Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarine | 369 | (a) Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine. | Bound over in sum of 20s. not to repeat offence. |
| (b) Selling margarine by retail in plain wrapper. | |||
| Do. | 431 | Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine. | Fined 1s. Costs £2 2s. |
| Do. | 523 | (a) Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine. | Fined 5s. |
| (b) Selling margarine by retail in plain wrapper. | Fined 7s. 6d. | ||
| Do. | 532 | Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine. | Fined 10s. |
| Do. | 556 | Do. | Costs 23s. |
| Do. | 576 | Selling margarine by retail in plain wrapper. | Cautioned. |
| Do. | 582 | Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine. | Fined 10s. |
| Walnuts | 596 | Treated with sulphite. Unfit for food. | Informal. |
| Cocoa | x | Contained small amount of fungus. | Informal. |
| – | – | Refusing to sell, for purpose of analysis, sample of butter. | Costs £3 3s. |
| – | – | Obstructing and impeding inspector in course of his duties (2 summonses). | Costs £5 5s. |
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