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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 1908
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908
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| No. of Sample. | Date Heard. | Before whom. | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 764 | Feb. 12 | Mr. Francis | C. S., 29 Hyde Lane, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 6 percent. of extraneous water | Fined 10s. with 12s. 6d. costs |
| 791 | Feb. 26 | • Mr. Garrett | W. E., 99 Latchmere road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling separated milk containing at least 10 percent. of extraneous water and not less than 9 per cent. of milk solids | W. E. fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs, and, on his taking responsibility, summons against W. E., Jun., withdrawn |
| — | W. E., Jun. (same address) | ||||
| 790 | „ | W. E. (as above) | Selling milk containingthe equivalent of 85 grains of boracic acid per pint | W. E. fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs, and, on his taking responsibility, summons against W. E., Jun., withdrawn | |
| - | „ | W. E., Jun. (as above) | |||
| 786 | „ | A. M., 18 Lockington Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 15 per cent. of extraneous water. (Sample taken in course of delivery) | Fined £10 and 12s.6d. costs or 1 month | |
| 804 | D. J. J., 85 Falcon Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 11 per cent. of extraneous water | Summonses dismissed, defendants proving warranty | ||
| — | W. C. (same address) | ||||
| 800 | H. L., 6 Dorset Road, South Lambeth | Selling milk from which 8 per cent. of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosure | Defendant, who pleaded warranty, fined£l and 12s. 6d. costs | ||
| 775 | W. W. C., 1 Newcomen Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 56 percent. of foreign fat | W. W. C. fined £5 with 12s. 6d. costs, and, on his taking responsibility, summons against A. D. withdrawn | ||
| - | A. D. (same address) | ||||
| - | W. W. C. (as above) | Carrying on business of wholesale dealer in margarine without registration | Fined 10s. with 23s. costs |