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St Mary (Islington) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS (
| Harvey, Arthur, 33, Jackson-road | Pepper | 12 per cent. foreign starch | Summons dismissed by Magistrate on the ground that the defendant sold the article as he received it, and a warranty was produced by defendant in Court. |
| Thompson, Joshua, 38, Essex-road | „ | 6.6 per cent. sand and 16 per cent. foreign starch | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| Billinghurst, James, "The Globe" P.H., Upper Tollington-rd. | Rum | Reduced 6.8 degrees below legal standard | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| Barker, Thomas, 57, Charlotte-street | „ | Reduced 5.1 degrees below legal standard | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| Pilgrim, Albert, 52, St. Thomas-road | Whisky | 2.7 degrees below standard of 25 degrees under proof | Fined £2 and 2s. costs. |
| White, Charles, 75, Wynford-road | „ | Reduced 6.1 degrees below legal standard | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| SANITARY ACT, 1866. | |||
| Jones, Edward, 134, Stoke Newing-ton-road | Non-compliance with disinfection notice respecting No. 64, Rotherfield- street | Summons adjourned for seven days for work to be completed and to pay 9s. costs. | |
PARLIAMENTARY.
The following acts of metropolitan or local interest passed during
the session of 1890:—
Open Spaces Act.—This act inter alia provides (Sec. 3) that the
trustees of land held upon trust for the purposes of public
recreation may transfer the said land to the local authority
absolutely or for a limited time.
Working Classes Dwellings Act.—The object of this Act is to
facilitate gifts of land for dwellings for the working classes in
populous places.
Metropolis Management Act (1862) Amendment Act.—This Act
repeals Sec. 78 of 25 and 26 Vic., cap. 102, and enacts that
Vestries and District Boards may henceforth recover the