[Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Stockport County Borough.

  • Stockport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1903
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Credit: [Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Stockport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ference of “ mere man” would most probably be strongly resented or entirely misinterpreted. Your Female Inspectors have found it an immese aid in their work that they are formally and legally appointed “Inspectors of Nuisances,” and can enforce most of their requests, if need be, by appeal to your Com¬ mittee. Their appointment is unquestionably one of the most justifiable steps ever taken by your Committee. Legal Proceedings. The subjoined statement shows the cases in which it has been necessary for the Department to resort to law to impress certain lessons upon wrong¬ doers. Most of the cases which are marked “ withdrawn” were those in which two informations were laid for similar offences, or where informations were laid against two persons who were both implicated in the committal of the same offence ; where a conviction has been obtained in the first summons and justice has been amply served, the second summons has usually been withdrawn with the consent of the Bench. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING THE YEAR 1908. OFFENCE. Selling adulterated milk RESULT. Convicted. Do. do. . Do. do. . Do. do. . Do. do. . Do. do. . Do. jam . Do. do. Do. do. f Selling margarine for butter'] I I Do. do. } Selling margarine not pro- ( perly labelled. | Do. do. J do. do. do do do. do. do. Withdrawn Convicted Withdrawn do. do. Selling margarine for butter Selling margarine not pro¬ perly labelled. H Convicted Withdrawn AMOUNT OF FINES, &C., £ s. d. 15 0 0 and costs and advo¬ cate’s and analyst’s fee. 10 0 0 and special costs. 2 0 0 and costs and advo¬ cate’s and analyst’s fee. 0 10 0 do. 0 10 0 and costs and analyst’s fee. 0 10 0 do. 0 5 0 and costs and advo¬ cate’s and analyst’s fee. Costs and analyst’s fee. 20 0 0 and costs or 2 months 2 0 0 and costs and analyst’s fee or 1 month.