Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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Acts and Regulations under which Proceedings taken. | Persons Prosecuted including employees. | Convictions | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and the by- laws made thereunder | 10 | 6 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | |||
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Milk and Dairies(Consolida-tion) Act, 1915 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | _ | ||
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Public Health (Preservatives in Food, etc.) Regulations | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Housing Acts | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Metropolis Management Act, 1855 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 54 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 6* | 44 | 12 | 0* |
* The disproportion between the fines and costs imposed is accounted
for by the fact that the Court in some instances dealt with defendants
under the Probation of Offenders Act, discharging them on payment
of costs.
Premises. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Whether Males or Females. | |
---|---|---|---|
75 Falcon Road | 81 | Males | |
134 High Street | 54 | Males | |
67 Winstanley Road | 66 | Females |