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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
Paddington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS—1928. The results of the Summonses taken out during the year are summarised in the following tables:—
| Premises. | Offence. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. Section 4. | s. | d. | |||||
| 6, Blomfield Place | Roof defective | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16, Cuthbert Street | Roof defective | Work done | Summons withdrawn. | ||||
| 9, Elcom Street | Roof defective | Work done | „ | ||||
| 94, Fernhead Road | Walls and ceiling of ground floor back room and walls of first floor front room dirty. | Order made | - | ||||
| 96, Fernhead Road | Roof and ceiling of scullery and ceiling of water-closet defective. | Order made | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| “ “ | Failing to comply with Magistrate's Order to make good the ceilings of scullery and water-closet. | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 102, Fernhead Road | Walls of basement front room and second floor back room damp. Brickwork of front inspection chamber defective. | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 231, Shirland Road | Ceiling of top floor back room and walls and ceiling of first floor water-closet defective. | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ,, „ | Back addition roof defective | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16, Walterton Road | Drain defective | Order made | — | ||||
| “ “ | Failing to comply with Magistrate's Order to amend the defective drain. | £38 | 0s. | 0d. | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| - | Section 47. Exposing for sale a diseased shoulder of mutton | 0s. | 0d. | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 19, Andover Place | Bye-laws. Annual Cleansing not carried out in washhouse | Work done | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 39, Clarendon Street | and yard. Ground floor back room inadequately ventilated | Work done Summons withdrawn | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13, Norfolk Mews, Norfolk Crescent | Failing to deposit plans of alterations to sanitary fittings. | Plans deposited Summons withdrawn | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | Removing offensive refuse during prohibited hours. | 8s. | 0d. | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| — | Permitting a dog on a lead to foul the footway | 10s. | 0d. | — | — | — | |
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1927.
| Offence. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| Milk.—13.88 per cent, added water | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| „ 12.1 per cent. „ „ | Summons | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| dismissed | ||||||
| „ 10.35 per cent. „ „ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| (or 51 days' imprisonment in default). | ||||||
| „ 6.35 per cent. „ „ | Summons withdrawn | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| „ 9.05 per cent. „ „ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| „ 10 per cent. „ „ | Summon dismissed | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| „ 11.33 per cent. deficient in fat | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
| „ 8 per cent. „ „ | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Vinegar.—32.5 per cent. deficient in acetic acid | Summons dismissed | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.
| Offence. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| Bottling milk elsewhere than on registered premises | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| “ “ “ “ | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| “ “ “ “ | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |