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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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Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts
| No. of Sample. | Date Heard. | Before whom. | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Jan. 29 & Feb.26 | Mr. Garrett | J. T., 28 Havelock Terrace, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 9 per cent, of extraneous water | Defendant, who pleaded warranty, lined £2 with 12s. 6d. costs. The third sample had, at defendant's request, been sent to the Government Analysts |
| 817 | Mar. 11 | „ | M. M., 14 Leopold Street,Vauxhall | Selling pasteurised skimmed milk containing less than 9 per cent, of milk solids, and at least 4 per cent, of extraneous water | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 848 | „ | „ | J. W. T., 10 Lubeck Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 5 percent, of extraneous water | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 825 | „ | „ | E. H., 1 Gwynne Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 4•5 per cent, of extraneous water | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs |
| 824 | „ | „ | G. E. F., 62 High Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 3 per cent, of extraneous water | G. E. F., who pleaded warranty, ordered to pay 14s. 6d. costs, and, on his taking responsibility, summons against H. F. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | H. F. (same address) | ||
| 869 | „ 25 | Mr. Curtis Bennett | B. H., 24 Spicer Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 10.4 per cent, of extraneous water | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 881 | „ | „ | W. F., 23 Eltringham Street, Wandsworth | Selling milk from which58 percent, of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosure | The Magistrate held prosecution were right in taking proceedings, but it was not clear from the evidence of the purchaser that she had purchased milk, and he therefore dismissed the summons, but without costs |