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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
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table IX. Prosecutions. 1937.
| Statute under which prosecution taken. | Result of hearing | Total summonses issued. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties imposed | Magistrate's Order to do work. | Adjourned sine-die. | Dismissed | Withdrawn. | ||
| Nuisances (Public Health acts) | 112 | 261 | 2 | — | 412 | 787 |
| West Ham Corporation Acts | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Shops (Hours of Closing) Act 1928 | 5 | — | — | 12 (on payment of costs) | — | 17 |
| West Ham Grocers', General Shopkeepers' and Provision dealers' Closing Order 1919 | 14 | - | - | 4 (2 on payment of | - | 18 |
| Sections 116-117, Public Health Act 1875, and section 28 P.H.A.(A) Act 1890 (unsound food) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| West Ham Bakers' Half Holiday Order 1913 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| West Ham Butchers' Half Holiday Order 1922 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Retail Meat Dealers' Shops (Sunday Closing) Act 1936 | — | — | — | 1 (on payment of costs) | — | 1 |
| Shops (Sunday Trading Restrictions) Act 1936 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| Rag Flock Acts | 4 | — | — | 1 (40/-costs) | — | 5 |
| Municipal Corporations Acts 1882 (Dwelling vans on land) | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| Public Health Act and Public Health (Smoke Abatement) Act 1936 | — | — | — | — | 1 (with costs) | 1 |
| Bye-laws of the Corporation of West Ham (Common Lodging Houses) | 6 | — | - | - | - | 6 |
| Totals | 154 | 261 | 10 | 21 | 417 | 863 |