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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907 | Apr. 8 | Mr. Curtis Bennett | G. H. T., 1 Tennyson Street, Battersea, S.W. | Exposing margarine for sale by retail without attaching a label thereto | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 923 | „ | „ | D. M., 123 York Road, Battersea | Do. | Fined 10s. and 12s.6d. costs |
| 922 | „ | „ | D. M., 123 York Road,Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 55 per cent, of foreign fat | D. M. fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs, and, on his taking responsibility, summons against E. H. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | E. H. (same address) | ||
| — | „ | „ | F. & P., Ltd., 93 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, S.W. | Giving a false warranty in writing | Summons dismissed, defendants proving to satisfaction of the Court that when they gave the warranty they had reason to believe that the statements or descriptions contained therein were true |
| 900 | „ | „ | F. P. C., Green Meadow Farm, Lympsham, Weston-super-Mare | Selling milk from which 8 per cent, of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosure. (Sample taken in course of delivery) | Fined £3 and 12s. fid. costs in each case. |
| 892 | „ | „ | Do. | The like—25 per cent, of fat | |
| 895 | „ | „ | Do. | The like—9 per cent, of fat | |
| 896 | „ | „ | Do. | The like—18 per cent, of fat | |
| 897 | „ | „ | Do. | The like—18 per cent, of fat | |
| 898 | „ | „ | Do. | The like—containing 9 per cent, of extraneous water |