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Southwark 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: FOOD & DRUGS ACT.
Restaurant Proprietor 3 summonses in respect of dirty Fined £2 and
conditions of premises. £3 costs.
do. Assault on Sanitary Inspector. Fined £3.
Grocer Selling pepper containing 10 Fined £3 and
per cent. starch foreign to £1 1s. 0d. costs,
pepper.
Grocer do. Fined £2 and
£2 2s. 0d. costs.
Butcher Failed to display a notice stat- Fined £5.
ing that Horseflesh was sold
in the shop.
do. Supplied Horseflesh for human Fined £10 and
consumption to customer £10 10s. 0d. costs,
who had not asked for horseflesh.
do. do. do.
Butoher's Manager 2 summonses in respect of aid- Fined £5 and
ing and abetting Butcher to £1 1s. 0d. costs,
commit an offence.
Butcher's Assistant do. Fined £5 and
£2 2s. 0d. costs.
Twelve cautionary letters were sent in respect of other non-genuine
samples and seven cautionary letters were sent in respect of other
articles of food complained of by the Publio.
PHARMACY & POISONS ACT, 1933
During the year 110 visits were paid to the various premises
listed by the Council for the sale of Part II Poisons under the
above Act.
There are 68 names of persons on the Council's list of Sellers
of Part II Poisons.