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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
Holborn 1925
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 Mar. 24 & Apr. 20 | William G. Mead | 2, Portpool Lane | Selling milk 8% deficient in fat | Discharged on payment of 12s.6d. costs |
| Apr. 20 | E. Theodore Thomas | 1, Howland Street, St Pancras | Selling milk 7% deficient in fat | Warranty. Notice not given in time; discharged on payment of 12s. 6d costs |
| Oct. 26 | Curtis & Co. | 315, High Holborn | Selling Calomel Ointment deficient in mercurouschloride to the extent of 42.5% | Defendant convicted and fined £7 |
| Oct. 29 | E. Jones | 49, Devonshire Street | Selling milk 4.6% deficient in fat | Summons withdrawn on payment of 21 costs |
| Dec. 30 | W. E. Childs | 37, Short's Gardens | Selling milk 4.6% deficient in fat | Dismissed on payment of 21s. costs |
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 June 26 | Annie Edwards | 8, East Street | Overcrowding third floor rooms | Order to abate nuisance within 21 days. |
| do. | Nathan Gookwitch | 43, Gray's Inn Road | Insufficient external light and ventilation to watercloset | Order to abate within 7 days and to pay 42s. costs. |
| Nov. 30 & Dec. 7 & Jan. 11 | J. Trott | 5, New North Street | Overcrowding in basement | Order to abate in 21 days. |
| 1926 Nov. 30 & Dec. 7 | A. H. Dixon | 9, Old Gloucester Street | Existing nuisance | Order to abate within 14 days. |
| do. | do. | 52, Old Gloucester St. | Breach of Bye-Laws | Ordered to complete work within 14 days |
| do. | do. | 18, Devonshire Street | do. | Work being done by freeholders. Summons withdrawn. |
| Dec. 30 | Mrs. N. Keily | 38, Emerald Street | do. | Adjourned to 22nd January, 1926, to enable work to be completed. |
| do. | do. | 36, Emerald Street | do. | do. |
| do. | do. | 9, Chapel Street | do. | do. |
| do. | do. | 11, Chapel Street | do. | do. |
| do. | do. | 9, Chapel Street | Existing nuisance | do. |
| do. | do. | 11, Chapel Street | do. | do. |
| do. | do. | 36, Emerald Street | do. | do |
| do. | do. | 38, Emerald Street | do. | do. |