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Islington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1938]
APPENDIX.
SUMMARY OF PROSECUTIONS DURING YEAR 1938.
| Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties. | Costs received. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||||
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, and Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| London County Council (Drainage) Bylaws | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | ||||
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933 | 4 | 4 | — | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 0 |
NEW LEGISLATION.
(Enacted or coming into force during 1938.)
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (comes into operation 1st October, 1939).
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1938.
The Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1938.
The County of London (Measles and Whooping Cough) Regulations, 1938.
Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations, 1938.
Factories—The Sanitary Accommodation Regulations, 1938.
Hydrogen Cyanide (Fumigation of Buildings) Regulation, 1938.
The Poisons List (Amendment) Order, 1938.
The Poisons (Amendment) Rules, 1938.
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Order, 1938.
The Milk (Special Designations) Amendment Order, 1938.
The Milk and Dairies Acts and Orders—Tuberculosis Order, 1938.
The Factories (Cleanliness of Walls and Ceilings) Order, 1938.
The Factories (Transfer of Enforcement) Order, 1938.
Circulars 1696 and 1697, and Memo. 212, Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1938.
Circular 1684—Water Supplies, Ministry of Health.
Circular 1724—Ministry of Health—Smallpox.
Circular 1755—Ministry of Health—Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Factories Act, 1937. Memorandum of Home Office—(Duties of Local
Authorities under the Factories Act, 1937).
Memo. 215/Med, Ministry of Health—Smallpox.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Beef Regulations, 1938.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) (Cauliflower and Broccoli)
Regulations, 1938.