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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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56.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955.
| Date | Nature of Offence | Fine | Costs | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6th | Selling food (an orange drink) contrary to Section 2, Food and Drugs Act, 1955. | 2. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 | Defendant fined 40/— and ordered to pay £5 .5.0 costs. |
| Nov. 9th | Smoking while handling open food. | 1. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 | Defendant fined 20/— and ordered to pay £1.1.0 costs. |
| Dec. 7th | Selling loaf of bread containing a fly. | 6. | 0. | 0 | 6. | 6. | 0 | Defendant fined £6 and ordered to pay £6 .6 .0 costs. |
STATISTICAL REPORT OF HOUSING WORK
DOME BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS, 1956.
Overcrowding.
Number of new cases reported 21
Number of new cases referred to L.C.C. 21
Number of cases relieved 26
Number of Inspections and Visits by Inspectors 44
Preferential treatment on health grounds.
Number of new cases investigated and reported on to L.C.C. 4
Number of cases known to have been found accommodation 2
Number of inspections and visits by Inspectors 17
Underground rooms.
Number reported on 26
Number closed 23
Number where undertakings received
Number made to comply with regulations 4