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Lewisham 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1924 and 1948

Nature of summonsNo. of summonsesTotal finesTotal costsRemarks
£.S.D.£.S.D.
Failing to cause inside of meat van to be kept clean.1-550
Ditto ditto2Summonses dismissed.
Failing to cause meat to be adequately covered when conveyed in vehicle.1--Summonses dismissed.

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938

Nature of summonsNo. of summonsesTotal finesTotal costsRemarks
£.s.d.£.s.d.
Contraventions of section 3 Sale of pork pie containing hair.1500——
Milk containing glass1800110—
Banbury cake containing piece of glass.1500110
Bread containing fragments of insect.11000550-
Sausages containing glass1500110-
Bread containing tooth1——Withdrawn.
Hot milk containing extraneous water.5990330—
Cake containing nail1330110—
Mince pie containing piece of metal.110100110—
Bread containing piece of string.2880220—
Icecream deficient in fat1500——
Contravention of section 14(6) Failure to notify Local Authority that as new occupier of premises, defendant wished to continue sale of icecream.1—760Summons withdrawn. Registration effected.
Contraventions of section 13 Subs. 1 (c) (d) (h)2——Summonses not served owing to disappearance of defendant.
Subs. 11—110Absolute discharge.
Contravention of section 9 Sale of bread and butter said to be bread and margarine.1——Summons not served owing to disappearance of defendant.