View report page

90
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS-—The following is a summary
of the legal proceedings which were ordered by your Council:—
Adulteration of food and drugs, 18 summonses, 13
convictions, resulting in the imposition of fines to the amount of
£41 and £8 2s. 6d. costs.
Other proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
four summonses, four convictions. Fines, £4 15s. Costs,
£1 19s. 6d.
Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act,
nine summonses, 6 convictions. Fines £11. Costs, 15s.
Contravention of Bye-laws, ten summonses, nine convictions.
Fines, £16. Costs, £4 11s.
Proceedings under the Housing of the Working Classes
Act. Three summonses, three convictions. Closing orders were
granted by the Magistrate.
Ice Cream Vendors.—In consequence of the bye-laws
made under the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
relating to the inspection of premises on which ice cream is
manufactured, etc., six itinerant vendors were summoned for
selling ice cream from vehicles upon which the name and address
of the manufacturer did not appear, resulting in fines to the
amount of £5 10s., and 12s. costs.
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.—House-to-house inspection
was carried out in the following streets situated in
the Borough:—
No. of houses inspected
Harvard Road 28
The Retreat, Hither Green Lane 21
Russell Street 42
Hanover Street 37
Vian Street 28
Porson Street 51
Shrubbery Road 15
Summerfield Street 100