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Bethnal Green 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Vestry presented a petition to the House of Commons against
the clause inserted by the House of Lords in the London Riverside
Fish Market Bill, providing for compensation being made to the City
of London, for diminution of tolls and dues, and providing for transfer
to the City of all the powers conferred by the intended Bill, within
six months after the passing of this Bill at the option of the City.
Three claims have been made for compensation in respect of
injuries alleged to have arisen from the state of the paving. In
every case the Vestry refused the application.
In April the afternoon lecturer of the parish resigned his office.
No successor has been appointed.
The Yestry has lost by death, during the year, three of its
members, viz : Mr. William Davis Collins, Mr, William Dyer, and
Mr. George Samuel Webb. Mr. Collins and Mr. Dyer had been
members of the Vestry from its creation, and Mr. Webb had been
a member for many years.
A new urinal has been erected at the east end of Bethnal
green road. It was proposed to use the old urinal at the junction of
St. James's and Old Ford roads, but it was found to be unfit.
ROBERT VOSS,
Vestry Cleric.
| Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the Sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under the direction of a Local Authority. under Section 13 of Act, and if so. the name of such Authority | Result of Analysis, shewing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | The sum due in respect of the Analysis. | OBSERVATIONS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | ||||
| Inspector for Vestry | Contained 10 per cent. of added water | 1 | 1 | The vendor was fined £1 and costs. | |
| „ 2/13 | „ „ | ,, 35 ,, „ | 1 | 1 | ,, ,, £1 10s. and costs. |
| „ 2/14 | „„ | „ 30„ „ | 1 | 1 | „ „ £1 10s. ,, |
| „ 2/15 | „„ | „ 28 „ „ | 1 | 1 | „„ £1 10s. ,, |
| „ 2/16 | „ „ | Genuine, but of poor quality | 1 | 1 | |
| „ 2/17 | „„ | Contained 8 per cent. of added water | 1 | 1 | The vendor was prosecuted and fined 10s. and costs. |
| „ 2/18 | „„ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | A sample of poor quality. |
| „ 2/19 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | A sample of good quality. |
| „ 2/20 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | Of very good quality. |
| „ 2/21 | „„ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | „ „ |
| „ 2/22 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | |
| „ 2/23 | „„ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | Of unusuallv high quality. |
| „ 2/24 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | |
| „ 2/25 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | |
| „ 2/26 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | „ „ „ |
| „ 2/27 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | |
| „ 2/28 | „ „ | Contained 12 per cent. of added water | 1 | 1 | Vendor prosecuted and fined £2 and costs. |
| „ 2/29 | „ „ | One-third of the cream had been abstracted | 1 | 1 | Dismissed on appeal to Somerset House. |
| „ 2/30 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | A very good sample. |
| „ 2/.31 | „ „ | Contained 30 per cent. of added water | 1 | 1 | Vendor prosecuted and fined £2 and costs. |
| „ 2/32 | „ „ | „ 16 „ „ | 1 | 1 | ,, ,, and fined 10s. and costs. |
| „ 2/33 | „ „ | „ 10 „ „ | 1 | 1 | ,, ,, and fined £1 and costs. |
| ,, 2/34 | „ „ | Genuine | 1 | 1 | An unusually rich sample. |
| „ 2/35 | „ „ | One-third of the cream had been abstracted | 1 | 1 | Dismissed on appeal to Somerset House. |
| „ 2/36 | „ „ | Contained 23 per cent. of added water | 1 | 1 | Vendor prosecuted and fined £2 and costs. |