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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Morgan, 191, Newington Butts | Margarine | Exposed for sale unmarked | Fined 1/- and 12/6 costs |
| T. E. Brown, 167a, Newington Butts | Margarine | Exposed for sale unmarked | Fined 1/- and 12/6 costs |
| Louisa Jordan, 12, Bath street | Milk | 11.67 per cent. abstraction of cream | Fined £4 and 12/6 costs |
| Arthur Reed, 102, Lancaster street | Milk | Boracic compounds equivalent to boracic acid 7 grains to the pint, or borax 43 grains to the pint | Fined £25 and 12/6 costs, but on defendant appealing to the Newington Sessions the fine was reduced to £10 |
| William H. Sims, 96, New Kent road | Milk | Boracic compounds equivalent to boracic acid 7 grains to the pint, or borax 43 grains to the pint | Summons adjourned sine die |
| George Walters, 13, Boundary row | Butter | 92 per cent. margarine | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| Ellenor Conrad, 7, Sayer street | Margarine | Exposed for sale unmarked | Fined 3/- and 12/6 costs |
| Albert Swan, 9, Great Suffolk street | Margarine | Exposed for sale unmarked | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| Stevens & Company, 97, Borough High street | Gregory's powder | 70 per cent. hydrated cabonate of magnesium | Fined £1 and 12/6 costs |
| William Hunter, 97, Borough High street | Gregory's powder | 70 per cent hydrated carbonate of magnesium | Summons withdrawn. Note:—This summons and the preceding one refer to the same sample |
| John Evans, 52, Darwin street | Milk | Boracic acid 6 grains to the pint, or borax 37 grains to the pint | Summons adjourned sine die |