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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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SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1924—continued.
| Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Inspector. | Result and Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th July | Causing to be removed through London, during prohibited hours, by road, putrid fat and bones. | ... | Fined £5, with costs £2 2s. | ||
| 15th July | Exposing Ice-cream to contamination at place of manufacture. | Do | Fined £2, with costs £1 1s. | ||
| 29th July | Making further default with Nuisance Order granted by Magistrate on 1/11/23. | Do | Fined £10. | ||
| 14th August | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requiring abatement of Nuisance. | Jenkins | Defendant ordered to do work in 7 days, and pay costs £2 2s. | ||
| 14th August | Do. | do. | Do. | Do. | do. |
| 21st August | Do. | do. | Bare | Defendant ordered to do work in 14 days, and pay costs, £2 2s. | |
| 29th September | Making further default with Nuisance Order granted by Magistrate on 1/11/23. | Billings | Fined £10. | ||
| 7th October | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, about 5 lbs. Pears, unfit for human food. | Do. | Fined £5, with costs £1 1s. | ||
| 7th October | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, about 28 lbs. Pears, unfit for human food. | Do. | Fined £5, with costs £1 1s. | ||
| 21st October | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, about 4¾ lbs. Pears, unfit for human food. | Do. | Fined 10s., with costs £1 1s. | ||
| 6th November | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requiring abatement of Nuisance. | Bare | Defendant ordered to do work in 14 days, and pay costs, £2 2s. | ||
| 6th November | Do. | do. | Do. | Do. | do. |
| 20th November | Do. | do. | Jenkins | Defendant ordered to do work in 7 days, and pay costs, £2 2s. | |
| 25th November | Depositing for sale, intended for human food, about 9 lbs. Rabbit pieces, unfit for human food. | Weeks | Fined £2, with costs £1 1s. | ||
| 25th November | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, 2 Rabbits, unfit for human food. | Do. | Fined £2, with costs £1 1s. | ||
| 11th December | Making default with Nuisance Order granted by Magistrate on 21/8/24. | Bare | Fined £10, with costs £5 5s. | ||
| 18th December | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requiring abatement of Nuisance. | Brighting | Defendant ordered to do work in 21 days, and pay costs, £1 1s. | ||
| 18th December | Do. | do. | Do. | Do. | do. |
| 18th December | Do. | do. | Billings | Defendant ordered to do work in 21 days, and pay costs, £2 2s. | |
| 18th December | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, 58 Eggs, unfit for human food. | Weeks | Fined £10, with costs £5 5s. | ||