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Shoreditch 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: 4. HOUSING ACT, Part IV - OVERCROWDING.

4. HOUSING ACT, Part IV - OVERCROWDING.

(l) (a) Number of overcrowded families on register at beginning of year55
(b) Number of new cases found during year8
(c) Number of cases rehoused or found other accommodation during year59
(d) Number of overcrowded families on register at end of year24

Table: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955.

DateNature of offenceFineCostsResult
May 20thSelling a loaf of bread containing a metal clip.--Defendant pleaded guilty. Absolute discharge.
May 29thSelling a loaf of bread containing a cockroach10. 0. 0.5. 3. 0.Defendant found guilty. Fined £10 and ordered to pay three guineas costs.
Sep. 9thSelling food (ground nutmeg) contraiy to Sec.2: Food & Drugs Act, 1955.-2. 2. 0.Defendant found not guilty. Absolute discharge. Ordered to pay two guineas costs.