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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Date. | Matter of information or complaint. | Result. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th Sept. | For selling milk 5 per cent. deficient in fat and 2.5 per cent, deficient in solids not fat on 3rd August. (X.37.) | Fined £1 0s. 0d. and pay £2 5s. 0d. costs. | ||||||
| 9th Nov. | For selling milk containing 3.3 per cent. added wateron 26th September. (X.42.) | The summons was dismissed underthe Probation of Offenders Act. Ordered to pay £3 3s. 0d. costs. | ||||||
| 9th Nov. | For selling milk containing 3.3 per cent. added water on 26th September. (X.43.) | The summons was dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Ordered to pay £3 3s. 0d. costs. | ||||||
| 9th Nov. | For selling milk containing 3.2 per cent. added wateron 26th September. (X.44.) | The summons was dismissed under the Probation of Offen ders Act. Ordered to pay £3 3s. 0d. costs. | ||||||
| 31st Dec. | For selling milk containing 8.9 per cent. added water on 1st December, (C.88.) | Dismissed on payment of £4 4s. 0d. costs. | ||||||
| No. of Summonses | Fines. | Costs | ||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 192B | 37 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 14 | 6 | |
| London County Council Bye-laws | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 6 | |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 68 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 6 | |
| Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act,1915 | 1 | o | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 6 | 6 | |
Total Fines
and Costs.
329 observations were made by the Sanitary Inspectors for the detection
of nuisances from smoke, which necessitated the serving of 50 Intimation
notices for the abatement of the nuisance.
Smoke
Nuisances
2,910 written complaints were made to me during the year, which were
duly investigated. Of these 102 were from H.M. Inspector of Factories
relating to workshops, 85 from the London County Council respecting verminous
school children, and 2,723 related to the condition of houses, etc. In addition
6,397 inspections were made as a result of complaints made to the Sanitary
Inspectors.
Complaints