Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]
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duty, but in the former the Sanitary Officials. It is to
be presumed that the Medical Officer of Health would
be the officer to make the medical inspections required,
aud secure such vaccination as might be necessary.
Legal Proceedings.—During the year seven summonses
were taken out under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, such number not, however,
representing the total number of instances in which
legal proceedings were authorised. In all cases, other
than the seven in question, the works necessary were
carried out without going into Court. The cases
heard before the Magistrate were :—
Accumulation of manure, 10/- and 2/- costs.
Non-compliance with notices to abate nuisances, 8/- costs and 23/costs
(2 summonses).
do. £1 11 6 costs.
Unsound meat, 40/- and 23/- costs.
Non-compliance with notice to abate nuisance, 31/6 costs.
In the other case the work was done without an appearance before
the Magistrate.
Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 23 summonses were taken out, the results of the same, with the legal expenses incurred, being set out below :—
Sample Adulterated. | Extent of Adulteration. | Fine Imposed. | Costs Imposed. | Solicitor's Oosts. | Inspector's Expend, etc. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
Butter | 80% Margarine | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
Milk | 40% Cream abstracted | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
do. | 8% added Water. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Butter | 75% Margarine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
do. | 10% do. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
Milk | 20% Cream abstracted | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
do. | 8% added Water | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ... | ||
do. | 7% do. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ... |