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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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SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1925—continued.
| Date of Hearing | Offence | Inspector | Result and Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30th June | Wilfully obstructing Inspector in course of his duty | Billings | Fined 10s. with costs £2 2s. |
| 30th June | Conveying through London, offensive matter in unsuitable receptacle, thereby causing nuisance | Bare and Billings | Fined 10s. |
| 19th June | Failing to comply with Bye-laws as to Rag and Bone Dealers | Richards | Fined 20s. |
| 19th June | Do. do. | Do. | Fined 7s. 6d. |
| 2nd July | Causing to be conveyed by road through London, during prohibited hours, offensive matter | Jenkins | Fined 5s. |
| 2nd July | Causing to be conveyed by road through London, offensive matter in unsuitable receptacle, thereby causing nuisance | Do | Fined 5s. |
| 2nd July | Failing to comply with Bye-laws as to Rag and Bone Dealers | Richards | Fined £2 |
| 7th July | Wilfully neglecting suitably to screen back and sides of meat stall, to prevent mud, &c., being blown or splashed on to meat | Henley | Fined £1 with costs £2 2s. |
| 7th July | Do. do. | Do | Fined 2s. 6d. with costs 10s. 6d. |
| 7th July | Do. do. | Do | Do. do. |
| 7th July | Do. do. | Do | Fined 10s. with costs 10s. 6d. |
| 7th July | Wilfully neglecting suitably to screen back and sides of meat stall, to prevent mud, &c., being blown or splashed on to meat | Henley | Fined 10s. with costs 10s. 6d. |
| 17th July | Do. do. | Do | Fined 10s. |
| 17th July | Do. do. | Do | Do. |
| 7th July | Wilfully neglecting to have name and address legibly inscribed on meat stall | Do | Fined 2s. 6d. with costs 10s. 6d. |
| 7th July | Do. do. | Do | Do. do. |
| 7th July | Do. do. | Do | Fined 10s. with costs 10s. 6d. |
| 7th July | Do. do. | Do | Do. do. |
| 17th July | Wilfully neglecting to keep meat bones in properly covered receptacles, apart from meat for sale | Do | Fined 10s. |
| 17th July | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, about 14 lbs. of Cherries, unfit for human food | Weeks | Costs 2s. |
| 30th July | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requiring abatement of Nuisance | Jones | Defendant ordered to do work in 28 days and pay costs £2 2s. |
| 1st September | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, about 10$ lbs. of Cherries, unfit for human food | Billings | Fined 20s. with costs 21s. |
| 22nd September | Failing to comply with Bye-Laws as to Rag and Bone Dealers | Richards | Fined 20s. with costs 21s. |
| 22nd September | Occupying part of premises, where food is pre-pared for sale and where refuse is allowed to accumulate and due cleanliness not observed | Billings | Fined 10s. with costs 21s. |