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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Public Health (London) Act. 1956.
Nuisances. During the year, 22 summonses were taken
out for various nuisances under the Public Health (London) Act,
1936. In 13 cases, abatement orders were secured: in 1 case,
a fine of £5. 0s. 0d. and £2. 2s. 0d. costs were imposed, and in
the remaining 8 cases, the summonses were withdrawn, the nuisances
having been abated.
Removal of aged and infirm persons. Applications were
made to the Court in two cases, and orders were obtained for the
compulsory removal of the persons to suitable institutions.
Housing Act. 1936.
Contravention of Closing Orders. Six summonses under
Section 14 of the Housing Act, 1936, were taken out in respect of
the illegal occupation of closed underground rooms. In each of
four cases, a fine of £1. 0s. 0d. was imposed, and the other two
were dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Food and Drugs Act. 1938. Sixteen prosecutions under this Act
were instituted during the year. Convictions were secured in
eight cases and fines amounting to £222 and costs amounting to
£33. 12s. 0d. were imposed. Four defendants pleaded "warranty
defences" and the summonses were dismissed. Three cases were
dismissed, but costs amounting to £4. 14s. 6d. were awarded to
the Council. The remaining case was dismissed and no costs
were given.
Council's Bv-laws.
Dog Nuisances. Twelve cases were prosecuted. In
each of nine cases a fine of 10/- was imposed, and 5/- each in
the other three cases.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Milk
Two hundred and thirty-two samples of milk were submitted
to the public analyst, and two were found to be adulterated
.
At the end of the year there were o:a the register, 181
purveyors registered for the sale of milk in sealed containers,
158 dairymen and 118 dairies and milkshops.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations. 1924.
Daily inspections were made at the Government's meat
distribution centre established in the borough, which serves not
only Kensington but other neighbouring boroughs. More than
10,506 tons of meat were examined during the year, of which approximately
3 tons were condemned as unfit for human consumption.
Adultration of food
Two hundred and sixty-one formal samples of food were
taken of which 19, or 7.2% were adulterated. Seven hundred and
thirty-two informal samples were taken of which 42, or 5.7%
were adulterated.