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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 1925
[Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1925]
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ACTION TAKEN WITH REGARD TO OFFENCES OTHER THAN ADULTERATION.
| Articles | No. of Sample | Offence | Result of Prosecution or Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butter (Found to be Margarine) | 74 | (a) Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine | Costs 2s. |
| Costs 2s. | |||
| Margarine | 161 | Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine | Vendor cautioned |
| Do. | 167 | Selling margarine by retail in plain wrapper | Pined 10s. Costs 21s. |
| Do. | 178 | Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine | Vendor cautioned |
| Do. | 209 | Do. | Do. |
| Do. | 221 | (a) Pined 7s. 6d. Costs 23s. | |
| (b) Selling margarine by retail in plain wrapper | (b) Pined 7s. 6d. | ||
| Cream | 306 | No declaratory label on receptacle as to presence of boric acid | No action taken |
| Margarine | 371 | Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine | Pined 10s. |
| Do. | 379 | Selling margarine by retail in plain wrapper | Pined 10s. Costs 21s. |
| Do. | 394 | (a) Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine | (a) Costs 23s. |
| (b) Selling margarine by retail in plain wrapper | (b) Costs 2s. | ||
| Do. | 403 | Exposing for sale unlabelled parcel of margarine | Costs 23s. |
| Do. | 410 | Do. | Vendor cautioned |
| Do. | 561 | Do. | Pined 7s. 6d. |
| - | - | Selling milk from vehicle and can, neither of which was inscribed with name and address of vendor | Manager and servant both bound over in the sum of 40s. not to repeat offence |