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Shoreditch 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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FOOD & DRUGS ACT and PUBLIC HEALTH (PRES ERVATIVES IN FOOD) REGS.
| Date | Nature of Offence | Fine | Costs | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June | Sale of Ice Cream at 284,Hoxton Street without registering premises with Council,contrary to Food & Drugs Act 1938 | 10. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 | |
| 8 Jul,. | Selling sausages containing preservative without giving notice, contrary to Public Health (Pres ervatives in Food) Regs.1925 - 40 and Food & Drugs Act, 1938, | – | – | Defendant Not guilty. 5 guineas costs awarded to defendant | ||||
STATISTICAL. REPORT OF HOUSING WORK
DONE BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1949
Notices Served
Section 9, Housing Act, 1936 2
Overcrowding
Number of new cases reported 246
Number of cases referred to L.C.C. 246
Number of cases relieved 160
Number of inspections and visits by Sanitary Inspectors. 995
Preferential Treatment on health grounds,
Number of cases investigated end reported on to L.C.C, 195
Number of cases known to have been found accommodation 112
Number of inspections and visits by Sanitary Inspectors 231
Underground Rooms.
Number reported on 61
Number closed 11
Number where undertakings received 7
Number made to comply with the Regulations 1
General
Number of letters sent to County M.0.H. and Valuor L.C.C. 706
Number of letters sent to Shoreditch Borough Council
Housing Department 310