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Battersea 1910

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910

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APPENDIX No. 1.

Table: Legal Proceeding's under Sale of Food and Drug's and Margarine Acts.

Legal Proceeding's under Sale of Food and Drug's and Margarine Acts.

Number ofSample.Article.Nature of Offence or Adulteration,&c.Result of Proceedings.
649Cream32.2 grains per 1b. boric acidFined 5s. and 14s. 6d. costs.
648,,23.548 ,, ,, ,, ,,Fined 5s. and 14s. 6d. costs.
650,,17.353 ,, ,, ,, ,,Fined 5s. and 14s. 6d. costs.
647,,22.309 ,, ,, ,, ,,Fined 5s. and 14s. 6d. costs.
643Butter70.5 per cent. foreign fatFined £1 and 14s. 6d. costs.
—,,Selling Margarine in a plain wrapperFined 2s. 6d. and 4s. costs.
685Coffee34 per cent. chicoryFined 10s. and 14s. 6d. costs.
669Milk35 per cent of fat abstractedWithdrawn (warranty).
663,,6 „ ,, „,, ,,
704Separated milk6 per cent. extraneous water. and less than 9 per cent. of milk solids.Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs
——No name on barrowFined 10s. and 2s. costs.
743Butter70 per cent. foreign fat, and selling margarine in a plain wrapperFined £5 and 18s. 6d. costs.
770Milk8 per cent. added water, and 5 per cent. devoid of fatDismissed (warranty).
805,,3.5 per cent. added water,, ,,
—,,Giving false warrantyFined £1 and £2 2s. costs.
—,,,, ,, ,,Fined £1 and £3 3s. costs.
822,,6 per cent. added waterFined 10s. and 14s. 6d. costs
827,,5.5 per cent. added water, and 6.5 per cent. devoid of fat.Fined £1 and 14s. 6d. costs.
808,,9.4 per cent. added waterFined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs
826,,7 per cent. of fat abstrac-tedFined £1 and 14s. 6d. costs.
840Butter70 per cent. foreign fatFined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
—„Selling margarine in a plain wrapperFined 5s. and 2s. costs.
-—Obstructing InspectorOrdered to pay 2s. costs.
861Milk12 per cent. added waterFined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs.
848Separated milk32 per cent. added waterFined £5 and 14s. 6d. costs.
802Milk6 per cent. added waterDismissed (warranty).
—„Giving false warrantyFined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs.
872Camphorated oil83.39 per cent. deficient in camphorFined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
878Butter65 per cent. foreign fatFined£l 10s.& 14s.6d. costs.
—,,Selling margarine in a plain wrapperWithdrawn.
920Milk12 per cent. added waterFined £3 and 14s. 6d. costs.
940Butter43 per cent. foreign fat, and selling margarine in a plain wrapperFined £3 and 14s. 6d. costs.
938,,45 per cent. foreign fat, and selling margarine in a plain wrapperFined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs.