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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
Southwark 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Name and Address of Vendor. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Davies, 66, Gt. Bland street | Margarine | Package unmarked | Fined £5 and 12/6 costs |
| Emily Janes, 83, Sumner street | Milk | 7 per cent. abstraction of cream | Summons dismissed. The third portion of this sample was seat to Somerset House for analysis and returned as milk containing 2.99 per cent. of milk fat |
| Henry Robins, 92, Rockingham street | Skimmed milk | 7 per cent. extraneous water | Summons withdrawn |
| Emily Janes, 83, Sumner street | Milk | 0.12 per cent. boracic acid | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| George Bourne, 16, Mason street | Milk | 16 per cent. abstraction of cream | Summons withdrawn. (This summons refers to the same sample as the following one) |
| Arthur Handsley, 2, Stannary street | Milk | 16 per cent. abstraction of cream | Summons dismissed, defendant proved a warranty |
| Edward Morgan, 191, Newington butts | Milk | 4 per cent. extraneous water | Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs |
| R. Higgs & Sons, 64, Camberwell road | Milk | 15 per cent. abstraction of cream | Summons adjourned sine die. Note: —This summons and the following one refer to the same sample |
| Joseph Potter, 32, Cambridge street | Milk | 15 per cent. abstraction of cream | Summons withdrawn |
| Thomas James, 12, Eda road, Camberwell | Margarine | Exposed for sale unmarked | Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs |
| Louise Side, 1, Bedford street | Milk | 25 per cent. abstraction of cream | Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs |