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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd September | Exposing for retail sale, intended for human food, about 2½ lbs. Pears, unfit for human food | Billings | Fined 15s. |
| 29th September | Exposing for retail sale, intended for human food, about 14 lbs. Plums and Greengages, unfit for human food | Do | Fined 20s. |
| 29th September | 7½ lbs. Do. do. | Do | Dismissed |
| 29th September | Selling for human food, about 1 lb. Plums and Greengages, unfit for human food | Do | Dismissed (Under Probation of Offen-ders Act) |
| 1st October | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, about 27 lbs. Cherries, unfit for human food | Henley | Fined £20 and costs £5 5s. |
| 8th October | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, 3 lbs. Plums, unfit for human food | Billing | Cost 2s. |
| 8th October | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requir-ing abatement of Nuisance | Brighting | Defendant ordered to do work in 14 days and pay costs £2 2s. |
| 15th October | Failing to furnish Council with list of Home-workers | Jenkins | Costs £2 2s. |
| 27th October | Exposing for sale, intended for human food, 5 ¾lbs. Pears, unfit for human food | Billings | Fined 10s. |
| 12th November | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requir-ing abatement of Nuisance | Bare | Fined £2, costs £2 2s. |
| 12th November | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice requiring abatement bf Nuisance | Jenkins | Defendant ordered to do work in 7 days and pay costs £2 2s. |
| 10th December | Omitting to give written Notice of intention to fit W.C. pan and trap | Do | Costs 21s. |
| 10th December | Fixing W.C. pan and trap of pattern in contra-vention of L.C.C. Bye-Laws | Do | Do. |
| 15th December | Failing to comply with the requirements of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924 | Henley | Costs 2s. |
| 15th December | Do. do. | Do | Fined 19s. with costs £1 1s. |
| 15th December | Do. do. | Do..... | Fined 9s. with costs £1 Is. |
| 15th December | Do. do. | Do..... | Do. do. |
| 15th December | Do. do. | Do | Do. do. |
| 31st December | Do. do. | Do | Dismissed under Probation of Offen-ders Act |
| 29th December | Being in possession of Rag flock not in com-pliance with the Rag Flock Act, 1911 | Do | Costs £4 4s. |
| 22nd December | Do. do. | Do | Fined £5 |
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