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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
Finsbury 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938. | Public Health (London) Act, 1936. | ||
| 17th Feb. | Robinson (Pork Butchers), Ltd., 83, Chapel Market, N. l. | 1. Depositing and 2. Exposing for sale diseased pig's head, collar and offal. | Costs £5 5s. 0d. Costs £5 5s. 0d. |
| 16th May. | R. Steel, London Road, Beccles. | Depositing for sale at Cow-cross Street unsound and diseased meat (4 charges). | 1. Costs £15 15s. 0d. 1. Fine £10. 2. Fine £5. 3. Fine £5. 4. Fine £5. |
| 16th May. | Andreas Esposito, 50, Lloyd Baker Street, W.C.1. | Failing to register premises used for sausage making. | Fine £1. |
| 8th Nov. | Moore & Jerrold, Ltd., 2, Old Street, E.C.1. | Failing to abate nuisance choked drain, 200, Old Street. | Costs £2 2s. 0d. |
| Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. | |||
| 3rd May. | E. M. Hughes, 99, Lever Street, E.C.1. | Selling milk 32% deficient in fat. | Fine £2. Costs £3. |
| 5th July. | E. Price, trading as E. Wainwright, 3, New Charles Street, E.C.1. | Selling milk 26% deficient in fat. | Costs £2 2s. 0d. Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. |
| 8th Aug. | Mrs. S. Griver, 40, Ironmonger Street, E.C.1. | Selling milk 10% deficient in fat. | Costs £3 3s. 0d. Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. |
| 8th Aug. | J. Sard, 22, Lizard Street, E.C.1. | Selling milk 11.3% deficient in fat. | Costs £3 3s. 0d. Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. |
| 25th Oct. | S. D. Matthews, Cross Road Farm, Ovington, Norfolk. | Selling milk 14.6% deficient in fat. | Fine £1. Costs £3 3s. 0d. |
| Merchandise Marks Acts. | |||
| 8th Dec. | M. Rogers, 4, White Conduit Street, N.1. | Exposing for sale imported meat without labelling. | Fine £5. Costs £2 2s. 0d. |
| Public Health (Preservatives in Food) Regulations. | |||
| 14th Mar. | Keens (Watford), Ltd. | Selling sausages containing preservative without being labelled. | Costs £4 4s. 0d. |