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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
Hampstead 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Date of Hearing. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Hearing. |
|---|---|---|
| 14th Aug. | Nuisance under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Order made to abate in 28 days, and 9s. 6d. costs allowed. |
| 16th Aug. | Nuisance under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Order made to abate in 21 days, and 30s. costs allowed. |
| Do. | Nuisance under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Order made to abate in 21 days, and 30s. |
| 29th Oct. | Nuisance under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | costs allowed. Nuisance abated. 10s. costs paid. Summons withdrawn. |
| 27th Nov. | (i) Selling hot milk containing added water and deficient in milk fat. | (i) Fined £3 and £2 2s. costs. |
| (ii) Selling hot milk containing added water. | (ii) Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act on payment of 4s. costs. | |
| Do. | Selling hot milk deficient in milk fat. | Fined £2 and £1 1s. costs. |
| 13th Dec. | (i) Non-deposit of plans. | Plans deposited. Work altered. £3 3s. costs paid and summonses withdrawn. |
| (ii) to (vii) Contravention of drainage bye-laws. |
Public Mortuary, New End.
During the year, 102 bodies were brought to the mortuary, 18 by
the Police, 82 at the request of friends, and 2 by order of the Coroner.
In 21 instances post-mortem examinations were made.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
Under the provisions of this Act, the Borough Council is required
by means of inspection and otherwise to take all reasonable steps to
secure compliance by persons not being authorised sellers of poisons
with the provisions of Part II of the Act and the Rules so far as those
provisions relate to poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List;
and for that purpose to appoint Inspectors. Such Inspectors are given
specified powers of entry, examination, enquiry and sampling in connection
with their respective functions. Certificates of the Public
Analyst are admissible in evidence in any proceedings under the Act.
The Act provides that in determining the distribution of poisons
as between Part I and Part II of the list of poisons, regard shall be
had to the desirability of restricting Part II to articles which are in
common use, or likely to come into common use, for purposes other
than the treatment of human ailments, and which it is reasonably
necessary to include in Part II if the public are to have adequate
facilities for obtaining them,