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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
Holborn 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Jan. 31 | Joseph Scholles | 63, High Street | Selling sponge cake containing 0.154% of boric acid | Fined 40s. |
| May 29 | P. Trombetta | 9, Cursitor Street | Selling milk 8.6% deficient in fat | Fined 40s. |
| May 29 & June 19 | Emilio Scaramuzza | 10, Theobalds Road | Selling milk 7.6% deficient in fat | Fined 40s. |
| June 19 | Rupert H. French | 1, Guilford Street | Selling milk 8.3% deficient in fat | Warranty proved. Summons withdrawn. |
| June 2 & Aug. 11 | Francis Collier | 15, Baldwins Gardens | Selling milk 4.6% deficient in fat | Fined 20s. and 21s. costs. |
| July 31 | Mobile Catering Co. | 112, Theobalds Road | Selling milk 23.7% added water | Summons withdrawn on payment of 21s. costs. |
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Feb. 11 | Sir E. J. Fawke | 27, Devonshire Street | Existing nuisance | Summons withdrawn. 21s. costs. |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | Breach of Lodging Housing By-laws | Do. |
| Do. | Do. | 26, Do. | Do. | Do. |
| Oct. 20 & Nov. 3 | Battley, Son & Holness | 42, Millman Street | Existing nuisance | Nuisance abated. Summons withdrawn. |