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Thames Police Court to show cause why the orders made on 9th
December, 1897 and 29th April, 1898, respectively, closing the
premises Nos. 14, 16 and 24 Broomfield Street as unfit for human
habitation, should not be rescinded. On your visiting the premises,
you found that the works necessary to render the premises fit for
human habitation had been executed to your satisfaction. I therefore,
by your direction, attended at the Court, and in response to the
owner's application, informed the Magistrate there was no opposition,
as the premises had been put into a sanitary and habitable condition.
The orders were consequently rescinded.
Forty-five samples of food had been procured and submitted to
the public analyst for analysis; four were so adulterated that legal
proceedings were ordered.
The nature of articles, extent of adulteration, and result of prosecution
being as follows:—
Gin .. ... 46.5 degrees under proof or adulterated to the extent
of 11.5 below the standard minimum strength
allowed. Vendor fined £2, with £1 3s. costs.
Butter ... Adulterated with 99 per cent, of foreign fat (same
vendor previously cautioned when last sample was
obtained, which was found to be adulterated with
97 per cent, of foreign fat), both samples were
served in labelled wrappers, no labels displayed
over parcels in conformity with Margarine Act.
Vendor fined £1, with £1 3s. costs.
Butter ... Margarine containing 1 percent. of butter(same vendor
as above) proceedings taken under Margarine Act.
Sample served in labelled wrapper, taken from
parcel on which there was no statute label displayed.
Vendor again fined £1, with £1 3s. costs