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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 the Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts—(continued).
| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Name of Magistrate. | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | Aug. 2 | Mr. de Grey | S. P., Wood Farm, Wroughton, nr. Swindon, Wilts | Selling milk from which 18 per cent. of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosure of the alteration. (Sample taken in course of delivery) | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 161 | Aug. 2 and Sept. 27 | Mr. Garrett | J. T., 71 York Road | Selling milk containing 0.01125 per cent. of Boron Trioxide | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 154 | Sept. 27 | „ „ | J. T., 36 Havelock Terrace | Selling milk containing 14 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. Third sample had at defendants request been sent to the Government Analysts |
| 214 | „ | „ „ | C. D., 128 Wirtemberg Street, Clapham | Selling milk containing 12 per cent. of extraneous water. (Sample taken in course of delivery) | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs |
| 242 | „ | „ „ | G. B., Jun., 22 Henley Street | Selling milk containing 16 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| No. of Sample. | f Date of Hearing | Name of Magistrate. | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
| 204 | Sept. 27 | Mr. Garrett . | M. J., 127 Lavender Hill | Selling milk containing 0.0105 per cent. of Boron Trioxide | Summons dismissed (Warranty defence) |
| 243 | „ | „ „ | H. E. B., 245 Lavender Hill | Selling milk containing 0 02 per cent. of Boron Trioxide. (Sample taken in course of delivery) | Summons dismissed (Warranty defence) |
| 225 | „ | „ „ | S. S , 90a St. John's Hill | Selling milk from which 6 per cent. of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosure | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 246 | „ | „ „ | G W., 209 Battersea Park Road | Selling milk containing 21 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 199 | „ | „ „ | G. H. K., 192 Meyrick Road | Selling coffee containing 70 percent of vegetable matter other than coffee and having the characters of chicory | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 262 | „ | „ „ | J. H., 37 Castle Street | Selling coffee containing 65 per cent. of vegetable matter other than coffee and having the characters of chicory | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs |