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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1898
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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Medical Officer's Report.
PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence Charged. | Remarks. | Inspector. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898. January 4th | W. H. Jones | 73, Mount Pleasant | Selling adulterated milk 15.2 per cent. added water | Fined 40s. & 12s. 6d. costs. | Bennett. | |
| ,, ,, | P. Verioni | 19, Eyre Street Hill | Selling vinegar adulterated with water to the extent of 13 per cent. | „ 10s. „ 12s. 6d. ,, | Freeman. | |
| March 30th | P. Lewis | 19a, Charles Street | Selling butter adulterated with at least 80 per cent. foreign fat | ,, 20s. ,, 12s. 6d. ,, | Do. | |
| ,, ,, | E. Pearce | 39c, Leather Lane | Selling milk adulterated by the addition of 97 per cent. water | ,, costs 12s. 6d. | Do. | |
| April 22nd | J. E. Shannon | 3, Devonshire Street | Selling adulterated butter 45 per cent. foreign fat | „ 20s. & 12s. 6d. costs. | Bennett. | |
| May 24th | T. Couldrey | 14, Peter's Lane | Selling milk with 24 per cent. abstracted cream | ,, 10s. ,, 12s. 6d. ,, | McQuinn. | |
| ,, ,, | K. Evans | 19, Fann Street | Selling butter adulterated by 75 per cent. foreign fat | ,, costs 12s. 6d. | Do. | |
| July 6th | J. Lewis | 15, Gt. Bath Street | Selling adulterated milk 7.1 per cent. added water | ,, 20s. and 2s. costs | Bennett. | |
| ,, ,, | Jenkins Bros. | 6, Aylesbury Street | Selling milk from which 16 per cent. of the cream had been abstracted (sample sent to Somerset House) | Fined costs of summons, 12s. 6d. | Do. | |
| ,, ,, | Jones Bros. | 122, St. John Street | Selling adulterated milk 5.4 per cent. added water | Fined 18s. and 2s. costs | Do. | |
| ,, ,, | J. Evans | 12, Rosoman Street | Selling adulterated milk 9 per cent. added water | ,, 1 os. ,, 2s. ,, | Do. | |
| ,, ,, | The Farmers and Cleveland Dairy Coy. | 12, East Street, Gifford Street, N. | Selling adulterated milk 8 per cent. added water | Case dismissed. Warranty proved | Do. | |
| August 25th | J. Evans | 32, Rosoman Street | Selling milk adulterated by the addition of 12 per cent. added water | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs | Freeman. | |