Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1899
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Medical Officer's Report. 27
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS).
Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. | Inspector. | |
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1899. | Elizabeth Bray | 3, Devonshire Street | Selling milk with 16 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined 10s. Costs 12s. 6d. | Bennet'. | |
March | 24 th | |||||
,, | ,, | Joseph Clarke | 53, Gloucester Street | Selling milk from which l6.6 percent. of the fat had been abstracted | ,, 10s. ,, 12s. 6d. | Do. |
,, | ,, | Elizabeth Bray | 3, Devonshire Street | Selling butter adulterated with 65 per cent. of foreign fat | ,, 10s. ,, 12s. 6d. | Do. |
April | 11th | John Evans | 32, Rosoman Street | Selling milk from which 15.3 per cent. of the fat had been abstracted | ,, 40s. „ 12s. 6d. | Do. |
,, | ,, | Fredk. Brushett | 12, Leather Lane | Selling butter adulterated with 80 per cent. of foreign fat | ,, 20s. ,, 12s. 6d. | Do. |
,, | ,, | George William Charter | 73, Theobald's Road | Exposing for sale margarine not labelled "margarine" | Defendant decamped before summons could be served | Do. |
,, | ,, | William Richard Nelson | 30, Cross Street | Selling butter adulterated with 25 per cent, foreign fat | Fined costs 12s. 6d. | Do. |
June | 16th | Lugi Fraulo | 31, Eyre Street Hill | Selling milk from which 20 per cent. of the fat had been abstracted | Fined 20s. Costs 12s. 6d. | Do. |
March | 21st | Ann Jones | 49, Devonshire Street | Skimmed milk to the extent of at least 8'6 per cent. | ,, costs 12s. 6d. | Freeman. |
,, | ,, | David Jones | 3, Princeton Street | Skimmed milk to the extent of at least 18'6 per cent. | ,, 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs | Do. |
,, | ,, | Alice Cardon | 32, New North Street | Margarine | ,, 10s. „ 12s. 6d. ,, | Do. |
June | 28th | P. Verioni | 19, Eyre Street Hill | Skimmed milk to at least 19.6 per cent. | ,, 20s. ,, 12s. 6d. ,, | Do. |
January | 24th | J. Milbourne | 13, Beauchamp Street | Milk adulterated 29.4 per cent. added water | ,, 10s. „ 12s. 6d. „ | McQuinn. |
,, | 31 | R, Wakelin | 15, Do. | Milk adulterated 33.8 per cent. added water | ,, 12s. 6d. costs | Do. |
,, | 24 | M. Benjamin | 87, Cowcross Street | Butter adulterated 80 per cent. foreign fat | ,, 10s. and 2s. costs | Do. |
,, | ,, | Do. | Do. | Selling margarine not properly labelled | ,, 25. ,, 12s. 6d. ,, | Do. |