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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
City of Westminster 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Analysis of Legal Proceedings.
| Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Failing to abate nuisances— Two convictions | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Case dismissed on payment of costs | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Failing to comply with Order to abate a | ||||||
| nuisance— | ||||||
| One conviction | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Food | ||||||
| Selling food intended for, but unfit for, human consumption— | ||||||
| Three convictions | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| One case dismissed on payment of costs | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Three cases dismissed | — | — | ||||
| Selling food not of the quality demanded by the purchaser— | ||||||
| One conviction. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Failing to take precautions against the contamination of food— | ||||||
| Three convictions | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Selling milk to the prejudice of the purchaser— | ||||||
| Two convictions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| One case dismissed on payment of costs | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| One case withdrawn. | ||||||
| Bottling milk in a vessel not in a state of thorough cleanliness— | ||||||
| One conviction | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Failing to ensure that a bottle used for containing milk was, immediately before use, in a state of thorough cleanliness— | ||||||
| One case dismissed on payment of costs | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| One conviction | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Case dismissed on payment of costs | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 89 | 0 | 0 | £80 | 18 | 0 | |