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Paddington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Legal Proceedings Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
| Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | 8. | d. | |
| Milk.—8% deficient in fat | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| ,,6% „ „ | Summonses | |||||
| ,,9% „ „ | Dismissed | |||||
| ,, 25% „ „ | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ,,4% added water and a trace of annatto | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ,,containing traces of annatto | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| ,, ,, ,, ,, | 0 | 10 | o | |||
| coloured with annatto | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vinegar 7½% added water | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| „14% „ „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8% „ „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4¾% „ „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MILK & DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922. | ||||||
| Adding water to Milk (five summonses) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Legal Proceedings.—1925.
| Premises. | Offence. | Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | a. | |||
| PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. | ||||||||
| Section 4. | ||||||||
| 59, Hereford Road | Failing to comply with Magistrate's Order to amend drain | 10 | 0 | 0 | Summons withdrawn | |||
| 7, Clarendon Street | Drain choked | Work done | ||||||
| 80, Cirencester Street | Rain-water pipe defective | ,, | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 8, Orsett Mews | Premises without proper water supply | Supply reinstated | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 7, Woodfield Gardens | Skylight and roof leaky | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Section 37. | Summons withdrawn | |||||||
| 16, Walterton Road | Premises without a proper dustbin | ,, | ||||||
| 19, Clarendon Street | ,, ,, ,, ,, | ,,1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| By-Laws. | ||||||||
| 8, Netley Street | Failing to carry out annual cleansing | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 25, Clarendon Street | ,, ,, ,, ,, | ,, | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 21, Woodfield Place | ,, ,, ,, ,, | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10, Torquay Street | ,, ,, ,, ,, | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 28, Campbell Street | ,, ,, ,, ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| ,, | ,, ,, ,, ,, | Convicted same offence 28/11/24 | ||||||
| 45, Star Street | ,, ,, ,, ,, | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| ,, | Yard paving defective | ,, | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| ,, | Flushing cistern defective | ,, | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 5, Elcom Street | Failing to carry out annual cleansing | ,, | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| ,, | Sashcords defective | ,, | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 80, Cirencester Street | Failing to carry out annual cleansing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| ,, | Window sashcords defective | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 95, Cirencester Street | Failing to carry out annual cleansing | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| ,, | Window sashcords defective | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| ,, | Water-closet door defective | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 19, Clarendon Street | Failing to carry out annual cleansing | Work done 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ,, | Window sashcords defective | ,, | Summons withdrawn | |||||
| ,, | Yard paving defective | ,, 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14, Netley Street | Copper defective | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| ,, | Sashcords defective | ,, | ||||||
| ,, | Fresh air inlet to drain defective | ,, | ||||||
| 3, Bradiston Road | Executing sanitary work without notice, | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| ,, | and contrary to the by-laws | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 46, Kensal Road | Yard paving defective | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 263, Edgware Road | Failing to deposit drainage plans | Deposited | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 21, Campbell Street | Water-closet defective | Work done | Summons withdrawn | |||||
| 2, Modena Street | Water-closet defective | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DAIRIES, COWSHEDS & MILKSHOPS ORDER, 1 885. Milk & Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922. | ||||||||
| Street Vendor | Selling milk without being registered | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Summary of Legal Proceedings Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
| Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Milk 4½% added water. | Warranty proved | Summons Dismissed | ||||
| „ 7% less than the proper proportion of fat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Selling from a hand can not bearing vendor's name and address | Summons withdrawn | Summons | ||||
| Vinegar 16% added water | Warrantyproved | Dismissed | ||||
| Margarine—For sale in unstamped wrapper | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |