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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

Lambeth 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]

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. Offence.Penalty.Costs.
£sd.£d.
Brought forward971003590
On 29th November, two summonses were heard before Mr. Francis, Lambeth Police Court, (a) Re selling Butter containing Margarine (not butter) 95 per cent.1000126
(b) Re selling sample of Milk from which the Cream had been abstracted to the extent of 12 per cent. Defendant gone to South Africa. Adjourned sine die.......
On the 12th December a summons was heard before Mr. Smith, at Westminster Police Court, re selling Milk containing added Water 11 per cent.01000126
On nth December a summons was heard before Mr. Francis, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Butter containing Margarine (not butter), 66 per cent. Summons dismissed owing to a clerical error in the Analyst's Certificate.......
Margarine Act, 1887.
On 2 3rd January, a summons was heard before Mr. Hopkins, at the Lambeth Police Court, re exposing a parcel of Margarine for sale by retail, without having a label attached and marked in capital letters 1½in., "Margarine."01000126
On 15th February an adjourned summons was heard before Mr. Slade, at South-wark Police Court, re exposing two parcels of Margarine by retail, without having a label attached and marked in capital letters ½in., "Margarine." On 30th May, five summonses were heard before Mr. Francis, at Lambeth Police Court, re exposing a parcel of Margarine by retail without having the parcel marked, in capital letters 1½in., "Margarine."200150
Re selling Margarine by retail, and not wrapped in paper on which was printed in capital letters, not less than ½in. square, "Margarine."...0126
Re exposing a parcel of Margarine by retail, without having a label attached, and marked in capital letters 1½in., "Margarine."1000126
Re exposing a parcel of Margarine by retail without having a label attached and marked in capital letters 1½in., "Margarine."01000126
Re exposing a parcel of Margarine by retail without having a label attached and marked in capital letters 1½in., "Margarine."...0126
On December 12th a summons was heard before Mr. Smith at Westminster Police Court re exposing a parcel of Margarine by retail without having a label attached and marked in Capital Letters 1½in., "Margarine."01000126
Total1041004266