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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | July 29 | Mr. de Grey | E. P., 140 Meyrick Road, Battersea, S.W. | (a) Selling butter containing 47.8 per cent of foreign fat (b) Selling margarine without a label | F. P. fined £1 and 18s. 6d. costs, and, on his taking responsibility, summonses against E. P. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | F. P. (same address) | ||
| 227 | „ | „ | J. J. D.,25 Plough Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling pork sausages containing 0.226 per cent, of boron trioxide | Fined 5s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 222 | „ | „ | A. H., 146 Bridge Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling beef sausages containing 0.40 per cent, of boron trioxide | A. H. fined 10s. and 14s. 6d. costs, and on his taking responsibility, summons against W. B. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | W. B. (same address) | ||
| 223 | „ | „ | J. T., 54 Bridge Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling beef sausages containing 0.27 per cent, of boron trioxide | J. T. fined 10s. and 14s. 6d. costs, and on his taking responsibility, summons against H. C. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | H. C. (same address | ||
| 236 | „ | „ | J. R. B., 30a Latchmere Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling vinegar containing 26 per cent, of extraneous water | J R. B. fined £1 and 14s. 6d. costs, and on his taking responsibility, summons against C. B. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | C. B. (same address) | ||
| 281 | Sept. 23 | „ | T. H.,41 Russell Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk from which 11 per cent, of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosure | Summons dismissed, defendant proving warranty |
| 280 | „ | „ | J. T., 28 Havelock Terrace, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk from which 8 per cent, of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosure | Summons dismissed, defendant proving warranty |