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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
Stepney 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table E shows the number of samples taken by each inspector and gives particulars of offences and proceedings.
| Inspector. | Samples Taken. | Number of Samples. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adulterated. | Unlabelled. | Food & Drugs Acts. | Butter & Margarine Acts. | ||
| Cook | 93 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Crook | 98 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Dee | 90 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Flint | 91 | 6 | — | 3 | — |
| Johnson | 91 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Mills | 101 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Pavitt | 95 | 6 | 1 | 11 | — |
| Quaintrell | 93 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Shepherd | 101 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Simpson | 94 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — |
| Stiles | 94 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Twaits | 97 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Waterman | 97 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| White | 91 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrack | 91 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Total | 1,417 | 78 | 39 | 39 | 18 |
Legal proceedings were taken in 57 cases. Details of the individual prosecutions are given later under the separate headings. Table F summarises the results and compares them with the results of proceedings instituted during 1921.
| Year. | Number of Summonses. | Total Fines. | Total Costs, | Average Fine. | Average Total Penalty. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 39 Food and Drugs Acts | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | £ s. | d. | |||
| 175 | 17 | 0 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 2 | 6 | ||
| 18 Butter and Margarine Acts | 20 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 19 | 6 | |
| 57 Total | 195 | 18 | 0 | 117 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 10 | 1 | |
| 1921 | 39 Food and Drugs Acts | 88 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 8 | 0 |
| 28 Butter and Margarine Acts | 21 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 13 | 11 | |
| 67 Total | 109 | 2 | 6 | 109 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 5 | 5 | |