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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
Clerkenwell 1900
Report on the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of Clerkenwell [West Division, Borough of Finsbury] for the year 1900
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS). INSPECTOR ENSOR.
| Date. | Name. | Address of Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Amount of Inspector | Ensor's fines and costs, forward | £35 5s. 0d. | |
| April 17th | Alfred Williams | 74, Farringdon Road | Selling milk from which 50 per cent. of the fat had been abstracted | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| do. | do. | do. | Selling butter adulterated with 75.0 per cent. of foreign fat. | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs. |
| do. | James Humphries | 46, Northampton Road | Selling milk adulterated with 6.3 per cent. of added water. | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| April 24th | John Evans | 32, Rosoman Street | Selling margarine in a wrapper not so labelled. | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs. |
| do. | David Hobbs | 1, Gloucester Street | Selling pepper adulterated with 20 per cent. of foreign starch. | Summons withdrawn Warranty produced. |
| Total amount of Inspector Ensor's fines and costs | ||||
| £41 15s. 0d. | ||||