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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936 s. 180. Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
| Date. | Nature of Offence. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Feb. 9 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance and quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Feb. 10 | Selling whiskey not of the nature, substance and quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Feb. 10 | Exposing for sale at 21, Broadway, a turkey which was unfit for food. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Feb. 10 | Depositing for the purpose of sale at 21, Broadway, a goose which was unfit for food. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Feb. 23 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance and quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Feb. 23 | Selling milk not of the nature, substance and quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Mar. 16 | Selling milk to which the addition of water had been made. | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| May 11 | Selling milk not of the nature, sub- stance and quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Sept. 28 | Delivering milk not of the nature, substance and quality demanded by the purchaser. | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | ||
| Sept. 28 | Delivering milk not of the nature, subtance and quality demanded by the purchser. | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | ||
Rag Flock Regulations , 1912.
| Date. | Nature of Offence. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Oct. 26 | Being in possession of rag flock at 148, Curtain Road, intended to be used for the purpose of making articles of upholstery which did not conform to the prescribed standard of cleanliness. (Two summonses.) | - | 3 | 3 | 0 (in each case.) | The defendants having purchased the flock under a warranty, the warrantors were brought before the Court and ordered to pay the Council costs in each case. | ||