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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
Poplar 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Summary of Penalties and Costs.
| Penalties. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Public Health (London) Acts, 1891 and 1936 .. | 75 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 8 | 0 |
| Metropolis Management Acts | — | — | ||||
| L.C.C. Byelaws—Houses divided into separate Tenements | _ | _ | ||||
| Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and L.C.C. Byelaws (Seamen's Lodging Houses) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Rag Flock Acts and Regulations | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| L.C.C. Byelaws—Rag and Bone Dealers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Totals | £148 | 0 | 0 | £186 | 7 | 0 |
| £334 | 7 0 | |||||
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, sec. 28,
and Public Health (London) 1936, sec. 224.
Removal of infirm persons.
It was necessary to obtain Magistrates' Orders for the removal of
3 persons to institutions. Three other persons were removed without
recourse to Court Orders.