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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
Islington 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1924] 58
Milk Prosecutions.
The summary of prosecutions showed that during the year 23 prosecutions
were taken, of which number 16 were successful, and 5 were dismissed, while 2
were withdrawn.
| Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties Received. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| "Public Health (London) Act, 1891" | 39 | 33 | 4 | 69 | 17 | 6 | ||
| "Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, | ||||||||
| 1875-99" | 29 | 24 | 1 | 64 | 17 | 0 | ||
| "Margarine Act, 1887" | 26 | 26 | — | — | 44 | 15 | 0 | |
| "Sale of Food Order, 1921" | 35 | 34 | — | 1 | 104 | 14 | 6 | |
| "Milk & Cream Regulations, 1912-17" | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| "Milk & Dairies Amendment Act, | ||||||||
| 1922" | 4 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| "Metropolis Local Management Act | ||||||||
| 1855" | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| "L.C.C. General Powers Act, 1902" | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| "L.C.C. By-Laws". | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 141 | 129 | 6 | 6 | 310 | 6 | 0 | |
PETTY SESSIONS.
The Public Health Committee had before them during the year representations
from the Medical Officer of Health in regard to a congestion of cases at the
Clerkenwell Police Court. He gave specific instances of what had happened in
the previous year, and how so much of the time of the stall" was wasted by
adjournments at this Court, and compared the rapidity of the procedure at the
North London Police Court, which serves practically the rest of the Borough, only
a small portion going to Old Street.
The matter was referred to the Law and General Purposes Committee, and
after due consideration steps were taken to support the establishment of a Petty
Sessional Court at the Town Hall which would deal with the legal proceedings
taken by the Public Health Department which would in the ordinary course go
to Clerkenwell Police Court. The Court was established at the Town Hall,
Islington, sitting at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, on alternate Fridays from the
20th June, 1924.
Paper Wrappings— Sale of Food.—The Borough Council resolved,
21st March, on the motion of Councillor Ricketts, pursuant to notice—
(a) That in view of the very great danger to public health from newspapers,
which may have been in sick rooms where there are cases of
infectious disease, being used for wrapping up food sold for human
consumption, the Council are of opinion that all foodstuffs for human
consumption should be wrapped in grease-proof or similar paper, free
from printer's ink, which often the moisture of the food absorbs from
the paper, and that all papers for wrapping up food of any kind
should be kept in the shops quite apart from any living room, and
open for inspection; and that H.M. Government be asked to introduce
legislation to this effect.