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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Parker, 20, Great Guildford street | Coffee | 80 per cent. of chicory | Fined £2 snd 12/6 costs |
| Mary Edwards, 41. Lancaster street | Milk | 13.34 per cent. abstraction of cream | Summons dismissed. Defendant proved a warranty |
| Margaret Williams, 41, Lancaster street | Milk | 13.34 per cent. abstraction of cream | Summons withdrawn. Note:—This summons and the preceding one refer to the same sample |
| Maria Jeffreys, 20, Garden row | Milk | 16.67 per cent. abstraction of cream | Fined £3 and 12/6 costs |
| Annie Morgan, 41, Harper Street | Milk | 31.67 per cent. abstraction of cream | Fined £3 and 12/6 costs |
| Eliza Wheatly, 52. Little Surrey street | Milk | 16.67 per cent. abstraction of cream | Fined £3 and 12/6 costs |
| Jane White. 37, Deacon street | Milk | 8.34 per cent. abstraction of cream | Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs |
| Owen Edwards, 150, Blackfriars road | Milk | 14.12 per cent. extraneous water | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| The Wilts United Dairies, Ltd.. 18, St. John street, Devizes | Giving a false warranty to Mary Edwards, 41, Lancaster street (see above) | Summons dismissed. The Magistrate held tbat the defendants had reason to believe that the statements or descriptions contained in the warranty were true | |
| Walton Plumpton, 147, Blackfriars road | Milk | 36.67 per cent. abstraction of cream | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| John Arundel, 6, Silvester street | Milk | 20.35 per cent. extraneous water | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |