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Hackney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.—
Twelve formal and one informal samples of condensed milk
were taken during the year and each was found to comply with the
Regulations in every respect.
Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.—No
samples of dried milk were taken during the year.
Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations,
1925-27.— Two samples of chopped meat were found to contain
preservative in contravention of the Regulations and legal proceedings
were instituted in each case.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, and Agricultural Produce
(Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.—Letters of warning and
explanatory circulars regarding the various marking Orders are
issued to shopkeepers and stallholders as found necessary. No
legal proceedings were instituted by the Council during the year for
offences under these Acts.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
This Act imposes upon the Council the duty of administering
the law regarding the sale of certain poisons in common use and of
keeping a register of persons selling those poisons and of the
premises at which such sales are made.
At the end of the year the register contained the names and
addresses of 122 persons. The following is a summary of the action
taken under the Act during the year:—
Number of inspections of premises 227
Number of notices served 12
Number of samples taken 13
Legal proceedings were taken in respect of offences under the Act in five instances as follows:—
| Address. | offence. | Magistrate's Decision. |
|---|---|---|
| 526, Kingsland Road | Being an unauthorised seller of poisons, did sell a poison | Summons dismissed. Costs 10s. 6d. |
| 81, Upper Clapton Road | Did sell a poison in a container which was not labelled | Summons dismissed. Costs £2 2s. |
| Do. | Did sell a poison in a wine bottle which was not fluted with ribs or grooves | |
| Do. | Did sell a poison otherwise than in a closed container as closed by the manufacturer | |
| 40, Redwald Road | Not being a listed seller of poisons did sell a poison | Fined £2. Costs £1 Is. |