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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
Battersea 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings in connection with nuisances were taken
by the Council in 6 cases during 1926. Particulars with regard
to each case are set out below.
Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
| Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|
| Failure to comply with notice to abate nuisance at 21 Belfour Street | Work required by notice having been completed, summons withdrawn subject to payment of £2 2s. costs. |
| Failure to comply with notice to abate nuisance at 103 High Street | Work required by notice having been completed, summons withdrawn subject to payment of £1 1s. costs. |
| Nuisance at 52 Elspeth Road | Nuisance having been abated and defendant's Solicitor having un-dertaken to pay £1 1s. costs, summons withdrawn. |
| Nuisance at 27 Rosenau Road | Order for abatement within 21 days and for payment of £1 1s. costs |
| Nuisance at 40 Benfield Street | Nuisance having been abated sum-mons dismissed on payment of 10s. 6d. costs. |
| Nuisance at 9 Ponton Street | Nuisance having been abated and defendant having paid 2s. cost of summons, summons withdrawn. |
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
| No. of Sample | Article. | Nature of Offence, Adul-teration, &c. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 869 | Milk | 7½% extraneous water | Defendant by his Solicitor having pleaded guilty and offered to take responsibility for both defendants, summons against employee with-drawn. Defendant dis-charged on payment of £2 2s. costs. |
| 874 | Milk | 6% deficient in milk fat | Fined 20s. and £1 1. costs. |
| 939 | Milk | 15½% extraneous water | Dismissed on payment of £3 3s. costs. |
| 241 | Vinegar | 16% deficient in acetic acid | Summons dismissed on payment of £1 1. costs; that against second defendant withdrawn. |