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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
Battersea 1905
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905
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Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts.
| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Name of Magistrate. | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456 | 1905. Jan. 4 | Mr. Kennedy | G. B., Senior, 22 Henley Street | Selling milk from which 11 per cent. of the original fat had been abstracted without making disclosure of the alteration | Fined £4 and 12s 6d. costs |
| 384 | " | „ „ | W. B. (Trading as B. & Co.), 108 Battersea Rise | Selling milk adulterated with 7.5 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £2 and 12s 6d costs |
| 385 | " | „ „ | A. T. A., 92 Battersea Rise | Selling milk adulterated with 7.5 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 415 | „ | „ „ | G. & Sons, 7 Northcote Road ... | Selling milk adulterated with 3 per cent. of extraneous water | Summons dismissed (Warranty defence) |
| 484 | ,, 18 | Mr. Francis | E. B., 35 Winstanley Road | Selling milk adulterated with 5.5 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 505 | „ | „ „ | J. M., 27 Plough Road | Selling milk adulterated with 7 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| No. OF Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Name of Magistrate | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
| 492 | Jan. 18 | Mr. Francis | M. J., 127 Lavender Hill | Selling butter containing 73.5 per cent. of foreign fat | Fined £10 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 352 | „ | „ „ | G. G., Peacock Farm, Meare. nr. Glastonbury, Somerset | Selling milk adulterated with 11 per cent. of extraneous water (sample taken at Clapham Junction Station in course of delivery) | The Magistrate found as a fact that Shapwick Station and not Clapham Junction was place of delivery and dismissed summons, but without costs. A special case has been applied for |
| Feb. 1 | „ „ | J. F. Whitgreave, Staffordshire | Giving false warranty in respect of milk sold to G. E. F. | Summons dismissed but without costs | |
| 482 | Jan.18and Feb. 15 | „ „ | C. S., 301 York Road | Selling milk containing 5 per cent. of added water and 35 per cent. of milk devoid of fat | Fined £3 and 12s 6d. costs |
| 552 | March 1 | Mr Garrett | H. T., 6 Lombard Dwellings, Lombard Road | Selling milk containing 6 per cent. of added water and 85.6 percent. of milk devoid of fat | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 549 | „ | „ „ | E. B., 120 Bridge Road West | Selling butter containing 80 per cent. of Foreign fat | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 540 | „ | „ „ | J. G., 33 High Street | Selling milk containing 7 per cent. of added water | Fined £10 and 12s. 6d. costs |