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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | June 17 | Mr. Garrett | J. F., 49 Motley Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 18.5 per cent, of extraneous water | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs or 14 days |
| 91 | „ | „ | G. H. P., 46 Winstanley Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 84 percent, of foreign fat | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| — | „ | „ | Do. | Selling margarine in plain wrapper | Ordered to pay 2s. costs |
| 90 | „ | „ | H. M., 25 Poyntz Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 48 percent, of foreign fat | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| — | „ | „ | Do. | Exposing margarine for sale without a label | Ordered to pay 2s. costs |
| — | „ | „ | Do. | Selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Ordered to pay 2s. costs |
| 105 | „ | „ | A. & Co., 107 High Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 42.5 per cent, of foreign fat | A. & Co. fined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs, and on their taking responsibility, summons against G. C. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | G. C. (same address) | ||
| — | „ | „ | Do. | Exposing margarine for sale without a label | Summons withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | Do. | Selling margarine in a plain wrapper | A. & Co. ordered to to pay 2s. costs |
| 88 | June 17 & July 1 | „ | H. S., 23 Abercrombie Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 12 per cent, of extraneous water | H. S. fined £1 and 14s.6d.costs; and, on his taking responsibility, summons against A. S. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | A. S. (same address) | ||
| 159 | „ | „ | D. E., 140 North-cote Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 4.5 per cent, of extraneous water | Summonses withdrawn (by instructions of Health Committee)on payment of 10s. costs |
| — | „ | „ | P. E., 15 Rinaldo Street, Balham, S.W. | ||
| 176 | July 15 | Mr. Hopkins | A. S., 37 Queens Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling beef sausages containing 0.40 per cent, of boron trioxide | Fined £10 and 12s. 6d. costs |