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St Pancras 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Summonses—Under the Sale of Food and Druara Acts.

No. of Sample.Article./ Result of Analysis.Date of Hearing of Summont.Result of Proceedings.
Penalty.Costs.
1915.£s.d.£s.d.
A.4MilkAdded water, 16.2 per cent.28th March3000126
A.12,,,, 4926th „1000126
C.26,,Deficient in milk fat, 13 per cent.26th „Warranty defence successfully pleaded.
A.17,,,, 209th AprilWarranty defence successfully pleaded.
C.69,,,, 6.35th May3000106
C.79,,,, 5.87th ,,6000106
C.81,,,, 5.47th ,,4000106
A.81ButterForeign fat, oth«r than the fat of butter, 80 per cent7th „4000106
A.91,,,, ,, ,, 781st June300
A.90,,,, ,, ,, 79 „1st ,,200
A.114,,,, ,, ,, 40 ,,11th ,,2000106
C.102,,,, ,, ,, 20 ,,11th „2000106
C.61MilkDeficient in milk fat, 68.6 per cent.18th ,,5000106
C.116,,,, 5 ,,11th „Summons withdrawn. Magistrate considered milk was delivered as given by cow
C.155,,Added water, 9.7 per cent.16th July1200106
A.144,,Deficient in milk fat, 23.3 per cent.22nd „Summons dismissed. Magistrate holding that there had been no abstraction of fat, proceedings justified owing to poverty of milk
C.161,,,, 3 „27th „Summons dismissed. Magistrate holding that the milk was in same condition on delivery as given by cow
C.162,,Added water, 97 per cent.; also deficient in milk fat, 15 per cent.27th ,,,,,,
A.178,,Deficient in milk fat, 66 per cent.20th August220
C.174,,15.620th „-1136
C.175,,9.320th „
A.179,,13.320 th500
C.219,,2520th „Warranty defence successfully pleaded
C.233ButterForeign fat, other than the fat of butter, 84 per cent15th October400
C.286Milkdeficient in milk fat, 30 per cent.26th Nov200
A.247ButterForeign fat, other than the fat of butter, 83 per cent.10th Dec0126
C.301MilkDeficient in milk fat 20.6 per cent.17th „Warranty defence successfully pleaded
C.292ButterForeign fat; other than the fat of butter, 86 per cent.17th „0500106
C.325MilkAdded water, 22.2 per cent.31st3000106
C.320,,Deficient in milk fat 7.3 per cent.31st 1916.Warranty defence successfully pleaded
C.349ButterForeign fat. other than the fat of butter, 85 per cent.11th Jan300
A.360MilkDeficient in milk fat 10 per cent.21st „Warranty defence successfully pleaded
C.353,,Added water, 6.5 per cent.4th FebSummons withdrawn
,,,,,, ,, ,,4th ,, 1915.11000106
,,Refusing to sell at 114, Seymour Street milk required for analysis7th May500
,,Obstructing the carrying out at 114, Seymour Street of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act7th „500-