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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938. MILK & DAIRIES REGS. 1949.
| Date | Nature of Offence | Fine | Costs | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th July | Sale of Bread unfit for human consumption. | 3. 0. 0 | 2. 2. 0 | Defendant fined £3.0.0. and ordered to pay £2.2.0 costs. |
| 25th Nov. | Selling rolls spread with margarine as "Buttered Rolls". | 2. 0. 0 | 5. 5. 0 | Defendant fined £2. 0.0. and ordered to pay £5.5.0 costs. |
| 9th Dec. | Selling cake containing a fly. | 1. 0. 0 | 4. 4. 0 | Defendant fined £1.0.0 and ordered to pay £4.4.0 costs. |
| 9th Dec. | Leaving bottles of milk on public highway. | 5. 0. 0 | 3. 3. 0 | Defendant fined £5.0.0 and ordered to pay £3.3.0 costs. |
STATISTICAL REPORT OF HOUSING WORK DONE BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1955.
| Overcrowding. | |
| Number of new cases reported | 18 |
| Number of new cases referred to L.C.C. | 18 |
| Number of cases relieved | 91 |
| Number of Inspections and Visits by Sanitary Inspectors | 19 |
| Preferential treatment on health grounds. | |
| Number of new cases investigated and reported on to L.C.C. | 1 |
| Number of cases known to have been found accommodation | 2 |
| Number of inspections and visits by Sanitary Inspectors | 36 |
| Underground rooms. | |
| Number reported on | 35 |
| Number closed | 40 |
| Number where undertakings received | 6 |
| Number made to comply with regulations | 4 |