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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
Shoreditch 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
| Date. | Nature of Offence. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Feb. 7 | Selling mint not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | Warranty produced. Summons withdrawn on payment of costs. | ||
| Mar. 28 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | l | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Apr. 11 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | Withdrawn with consent of Court on payment of costs. | ||
| June 27 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| July 11 | Selling bread and butter not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Aug. 22 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Aug. 22 | Selling dried mint not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 0 | 10 | 6 | - | ||
| Oct. 3 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | - | Dismissed on proof of Warranty. | ||||
| Oct. 31 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924. | ||||||||
| Jan. 31 | Being a person exposing meat for sale from a stall in Hoxton Street, placed meat within 18 inches of the ground without adequate protection. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |