London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 tooth1Withdrawn.
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to notify Local Authority that as new occupier of premises, defendant wished to continue sale of icecream.1760Summons withdrawn. Registration effected.
Contraventions of section 13 Subs. 1 (c) (d) (h)2Summonses not served owing to disappearance of defendant.
Subs. 11110Absolute discharge.
Contravention of section 9 Sale of bread and butter said to be bread and margarine.1Summons not served owing to disappearance of defendant.