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Battersea 1902

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903

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No. OF Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Natucre of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
9May 27Mr. RoseH. B., 323 York RoadSelling butter containing 84 per cent, foreign fatFined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs
499„ „ ...M. J., 127 Lavender HillSelling milk containing 18 per cent, extraneous waterSummons withdrawn, the seller was fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs or, in default, 21 days
24June 10„ „ ...T. P., 12 St. Philip StreetSelling dyed sugar crystals as Demerara sugarFined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs
23„ „ ...F. W., 12 Austin RoadSelling dyed sugar crystals as Demerara sugarFined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs
22„ „ ...F. W., 12 Austin RoadSelling as coffee, a mixture containing 47 per cent, chicoryFined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs
19„ „ ...M. E. F., 28 Crichton Street ...Selling butter containing 82 per cent, foreign fatFined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs
13„ „ ...C. C., 184 High Road, Balham ...Selling milk from which 10 per cent, of its fat had been abstractedThe third portion of the sample was forwarded to the Government Analyst for examination, and he having reported that the bottle had burst, and that a portion of the contents was lost, the summons was withdrawn.