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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
Islington 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Date | Offence | Magistrate s Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 28.12.54 | Failing to take steps to prevent contamin-ation of food in the said room (Section 13(2)(b)) | Each Defendant fined £2. |
| „ | Possessing for the purpose of sale horse-flesh for human consumption without displaying the required notice (Section 38) | Each Defendant fined £2. |
| „ | Failing to provide a sufficient supply of soap and clean towels for use of persons employed in the said room (Section 13 (1)(i)) | Each Defendant fined £2. |
| „ | 66/68, Andover Road. Failing to keep in a proper state of repair the floor of a room in which food is prepared (Section 13(1) (c)) | Fined £1. Defendant to pay £1 1s. costs. |
| „ | Failing to keep in a proper state of repair the window of the said room (Section 13(l)(c)) | Dismissed. |
| „ | Failing to keep in a proper state of repair the walls of the said room (Section 13(l)(c)) | Fined £1. Defendant to pay £1 1s. costs. |
| „ | Failing to keep in a proper state of repair the ceiling of the said room (Section 13(1)(c)) | Fined £1. Defendant to pay £1 1s. costs. |
| „ | Failing to keep in a proper state of repair the doors of the said room (Section 13(1)(c)) | Dismissed. • |
| „ | Failing to keep clean the walls of the said room (Section 13(l)(d)) | Not separately dealt with. |
| „ | Failing to keep clean the ceiling of the said room (Section 13(l)(d)) | Not separately dealt with. |
| „ | Failing to keep clean the apparatus and utensils of the said room (Section 13( 1) (h)) | Fined £1. Defendant to pay £1 1s. costs. |
Details of the action taken by the Council under the By-Laws for the Protection of Food, 1952 are as follows :—
| Date | Offence | Magistrate's Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 28.12.54 | Failing to keep clean a receptacle used for the depost of refuse or filth at 145/6, Upper Street | Each defendant (2) fined £2 |
Unsound Food.
The total amount of food condemned during the year was :—
21 tons, 17 cwts., 2 qrs., 1 lb., 8 ozs.
details of which are given in the following table :—