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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 1926
Seventy-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1926] 68
Milk Prosecutions.
The summary of prosecutions showed that during the year 15 prosecutions
were taken, of which number 14 were successful, and 1 was dismissed.
| Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties and Costs Received. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | ||||||
| " Public Health (London) Act, 1891 " | 17 | 11 | — | 6 | 46 | 15 | 0 |
| " Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-99 " | 23 | 22 | 1 | — | 56 | 12 | 6 |
| " Margarine Act, 1887 " | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| " Sale of Food Order, 1921 " | 4 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| " Milk & Cream Regulations, 1912-17 " | 14 | 7 | — | 7 | 17 | 15 | 0 |
| " Milk & Dairies Amendment Act, 1922 " | 2 | 2 | — | —_ | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| '* Public Health Meat Regulations, 1924" | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| " L.C.C. General Powers Act, 1902 " | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| " L.C.C. By-Laws " | — | — | — | — | |||
| Totals | 79 | 50 | 5* | 24 | 153 | 4 | 6 |
* 4 Dismissed on points of law and 1 upon the merits of case.
PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF.
The staff of the Medical Officer of Health is constituted as follows :
Chief Sanitary Inspector and Superintendent.—George James Bridel,
San it. Insp.Ex.Bd
*Senior Sanitary Inspector. Inspector of Workshops and Bakehouses.—
H. J. J. Watson.
*Inspector of Meat, etc.—H. Wilkinson.
*Inspector of Food and Drugs, etc.—G. S. Green.
*Inspector of Houses Let in Lodging.—L. H. Pearson.
*Sanitary Inspectors.—T. W. Agar, H. J. Bicknell, A. Bagshaw, S. P.
Marks, E. I. Fortune, J. Metcalf, T. H. Hancock, C. E. Horsman, A. E.
Wood, E. G. Holmes, W. G. Neale, †F. H. Chuter, H. H. Uren,
C. W. Lewis, H. Dewhurst.
*Inspectors of Workshops, etc., in which Females are Employed.—Eleanor
H. Daniell, Mrs. S. Undery.
*Health Visitors.—Mrs. A. Main, Miss V. A. Lainton, R. Palmer, L. Flower,
E. Foot, E. Neale, N. W. Dudfield, E. O Oliver.
*Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse.—Miss E. McGoldrick.
Clerical Staff.—G. H. King (First Clerk), H. Angel, A. E. Abbott, W. J.
Wolfe, W. G. Bunch, A. R. Wittrick, C. M. Wheble, A. E. Booker,
W. R. Causton, *C. J. Cridland, L. W. Edis. Milk Grants.—*F. C.
Green, *A. E. Vanstone, *Daisy Francis.
Disinfecting Station.—A. Lewis (Engineer), W. G. Jollie (Handyman
Stoker), Mrs. Home (Cleansing Station Attendant), Mrs. Lewis (Caretaker,
Shelter House), G. Cooper (Motor Driver).
Disinfectors.— F. Webb, J. Brown, W. Hardwick, W. Woodley, A. Taylor.
Mortuary Keeper.—S. Maxwell.
Those marked with an asterisk indicates contribution was expected either
under the Public Health Acts or by Exchequer Grants,
† Resigned.