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Woolwich 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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58
Legal Proceedings.—The particulars of the various prosecutions instituted
under the various Acts are set out in detail in the following Table, No. 22:—

Table: TABLE No. 22.Prosecutions under Public Health and Kindred Acts.

TABLE No. 22.

Prosecutions under Public Health and Kindred Acts.

No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
1.28th FebruaryBeing a person having charge of a dog on lead allowed said dog to deposit its excrement on public footway.Conway RoadDismissed under Probation of Offenders' Act.
2.11th JulyInsufficient ashpit8, Ladysmith RoadDustbin supplied. Summons with drawn.
3.24th JulyDid knowingly suffer to be brought on to his premises rags from a dust cart.143, Crescent RoadFined 20s. 0d.
4.11th JulyDid distribute toys from a vehicle in exchange for rags.Marmadon RoadFined 5s. 0d.
5.7th OctoberDid distribute toys from a vehicle in exchange for rags.Purneys RoadFined 20s. 0d. each (two defendants).
6.7th OctoberDid distribute toys from a vehicle in exchange for rags.Kingsholm GardensFined 20s. 0d. or five days.
7.18th OctoberBeing a person having charge of a dog on lead, allowed said dog to deposit its excrement on public footway.Eltham High StreetFined 5s. 0d.
8.18th OctoberBeing a person having charge of a dog on lead, allowed said dog to deposit its excrement on public footway.Wellington StreetFined 2s. 6d.
9.5th NovemberDid permit a newly erected house to be occupied without having first obtained a water certificate.Well Hall RoadOrdered to pay £2 2s. costs.
10.11th DecemberDid distribute toys from a barrow in exchange for rags.Elizabeth Street School.Fined 2s. 6d.