Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Proceedings under the Margarine Act, 1887
On March 10th. Mrs. Alice Mackenzie, 44, Rhodeswell Road, was summoned
for serving a sample of margarine in an unstamped wrapper.
She was fined 30s., with 23s. costs.
On August 8th. Mr. Averbuck Simon, '27, Hardinge Street, was summoned for
exposing for sale margarine in an unlabelled box.
He was fined 1s., with 23s. costs.
On October 12th. Mr. Jacob Segal, 598, Mile End Road, was summoned for
serving a sample of margarine in an unstamped wrapper.
He was fined 40s., with 23s. costs.
On December 29th. Mr. John Davies, 52, Gold Street, was summoned for
serving a sample of margarine in an unstamped wrapper.
He was fined 20s., with 23s. costs.
On January 19th. Mr. William Thomas Smith, 220, Bow Common Lane, was
summoned for serving a sample of margarine in an unstamped wrapper.
He was fined £7 10s., with 23s. costs.
On January 30th. Mr. John Davies, of 1, Upper Chapman Street, was summoned
for exposing for sale margarine which was not labelled.
He was fined 40s., with 23s. costs.
Fines. | Costs. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Public Health (London) Act for | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
various nuisances | 27 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 6 |
For selling unsound food | 125 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 0 |
By-laws for Houses let in Lodgings General Powers Acts | 10 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
Metropolis Management Act | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Food and Drugs Acts ... | 315 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 6 |
Refusing to serve samples for Analysis | 53 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
Margarine Act, 1887 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 566 | 16 | 0 | 226 | 16 | 0 |