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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Date of Hearing. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Hearing. |
|---|---|---|
| 1936. | ||
| 22nd Apr. | Selling Dutch mussels containing benzoic acid. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £1 10s. costs. |
| 5th May | (i) Removal of fish offal at an unlawful hour. | (i) Fined £5 and £1 1s. costs. |
| (ii) No covers to containers. | (ii) Fined £5 and £1 1s. costs. | |
| 20th May | Selling sausages containing preserva-tives. | (i) Fined £5 and £1 11s. 6d. costs. |
| 25th May | (i) Nuisance. | (i) Order to abate in 28 days. |
| (ii) Failure to provide dustbin. | (ii) Witlfdrawn, dustbin provided. | |
| (iii) Failure to provide accommodation for storage of food. | (iii) Fined 10s. | |
| (iv) Failure to provide accommodation for washing clothes. | (iv) Fined 10s. | |
| (v) Insufficient water-closet accommoda-tion. | (v) Fined 10s. | |
| Do. | (i) to (v) ditto. | (i) Order to abate in 28 days. |
| (ii) Withdrawn, dustbin provided. | ||
| (iii) Fined 10s. | ||
| (iv) Fined 10s. | ||
| (v) Fined 10s. | ||
| 26th May | Selling crcam chccsc deficient in fat. | Fined £3 and £5 5s. costs. |
| 8th July | Selling sugar containing an excess of sulphur dioxide and tin. | Fined £3 and £2 2s. costs. |
| 29th July | Selling milk 66 per cent, deficient in milk fat on the Fairground, Hampstead Heath. | Fined £10 and £1 15s. costs. |
| 28th July | Selling cream cheese deficient in fat. | Dismissed under Pro-bation of Offenders Act on payment of £3 3s. costs. |
| 12th Aug. | Contravention of the dog nuisance bye-law. | Fined 10s. |
| 3rd Sept. | Nuisance under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Order made to abate in 21 days and pay £2 2s. costs. |
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
The Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, received the Royal Assent
on 28th June, 1933, but the main restrictions relating to the sale, distribution,
etc., of Poisons did not come into force until May 1st, 1936,
although the Poison List was in operation for the purposes of certain
sections of the Act.
The Poisons Board prepared a list, referred to as the "Poisons
List," of the substances which are to be treated as poisons for the
purposes of the Act, which the Home Secretary approved, with certain
modifications. The Poisons List is divided into two parts, and the