[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough] page 45

St Pancras 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Legal Proceedings. The following prosecutions were undertaken during 1946 in respect of food and drugs:— Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

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Legal Proceedings. The following prosecutions were undertaken during 1946 in respect of food and drugs:— Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

Date of Hearing	Offence	Result of Proceedings, Court and Magistrate
6.3.46	Selling " Coffee " which contained 38 per cent, chicory	Dismissed under P. of O. Act_ Costs 20s. Mr. Raphael, Clerkenwell.
30.4.46	Selling milk from which 6 per cent, of fat had been abstracted	Dismissed under P. of O. Act. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Ronald Powell, Marylebone.
9.5.46	Selling from 2, Fortess Road mustard which did not comply with the Food Standards (Mustard) (No. 2) Order, 1944, No. 275	Dismissed under P. of O. Act. Costs £3 3s. Mr. Frank Powell, Clerkenwell.
28.5.46	Selling butter adulterated by the addition of 20 per cent, of foreign fat (margarine)	Summons withdrawn on advice of Council's Solicitors in view of Warranty. £10 10s. costs paid to Council by Warrantors. Mr. Ronald Powell, Marylebone.
13.6.46	Selling Vinegar deficient in acetic acid by 10 per cent.	Dismissed under P. of O. Act. Mr. Ivan Snell, Marylebone.
24.7.46	Re 204a, Gower Street. Using unregistered premises for the storage of ice-cream intended for sale	Fined 40s. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Bertram Reece, Clerkenwell.
24.7.46	Re 41 —43, King's Cross Road. Using unregistered premises for the storage of ice-cream intended for sale	Fined 40s. Costs £\ Is. Mr. Bertram Reece, Clerkenwell.
21.8.46	Re 18, Chester Terrace Mews. Using unregistered premises for the storage of ice-cream intended for sale	Fined £4 Costs £1 Is. Mr. Ronald Powell, Marylebone.
21.8.46	Exposing ice-cream for sale from a vehicle which did not bear the name and address of the dealer	Fined £1. Mr. Ronald Powell, Marylebone.
18.9.46	Exposing ice-cream for sale from a vehicle which did not bear the name and address of the dealer. (Two summonses)	Summonses dismissed, the Magistrate being not satisfied that defendant was the dealer. Mr. Ronald Powell, Marylebone.
25.9.46	Selling a cake unfit for human consumption	Fined £30. Costs £15 15s. Mr. Bertram Reece, Clerkenwell.
25.9.46	Selling a cake unfit for human consumption	Case not proceeded with.
2.10.46	Giving with a drug (OPTABS eye lotion tablets) sold by defendants, a label which falsely described the drug in that the formula included in the label incorrectly described the constituent parts of such drug	Fined £10. Costs £15 15s. Mr. j. R. Sandbach, K.C., Clerkenwell.
2 10.46	Giving with the above-mentioned drug sold by defendants a label which was calculated to mislead the purchaser as to its nature, substance or quality	No separate penalty.
20.11.46	Selling bread unfit for human consumption	Fined £2. Costs £3 3s. Mr. J. R. Sandbach, K.C., Marylebone.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936—L.C.C. Bye-laws for the Protection of Food.
21.8.46	Failing to keep an ice-cream wafer-holder in a clean state	Fined £5. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Ronald Powell, Marylebone.