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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 1937
[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) Act, 1936 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 17 | 6 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| L.C.C. Byelaws—Houses divided into separate Tenements | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rag Flock Regulations | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| L.C.C. Byelaws—Rag and Bone Dealers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Merchandise Marks Acts and Orders | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | £54 | 0 | 0 | £152 | 16 | 6 |
| £206 16 6 | ||||||
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, sec. 28,
and Public Health (London) Act, 1936, sec. 224.
Removal of infirm persons.
It was not necessary to obtain Magistrates' Orders for the removal of
infirm persons to institutions. Three persons were removed without
recourse to Court Orders.