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Croydon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.— Table XI. gives the number of
samples taken by Mr. Saunders during the year, the results of the
analyses and the action taken thereon.
PROSECUTIONS, 1908:-
| Date. | Defendant. | Charge. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
| Jan. 10 | E. H. M. | Selling Butter adulterated with 80 per cent. foreign fat | Convicted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| „ | P.& C. Msrs. | Selling Butter adulterated with 95 per cent. foreign fat | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| „ 81 | E. P. | Selling Butter adulterated with 50 per cent. foreign fat | „ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| Feb. 14 | J. D. | Selling Butter adulterated with 90 per cent. foreign fat | „ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| „ 29 | E. Dairies Co. | Selling Milk 40 per cent. deficient in fat | „ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | |
| „ | J. H. E. | Selling Milk adulterated with 8 per cent. added water | „ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| Mar. 29 | G.W. | Selling Milk adulterated with 4 per cent. added water and 17 per cent. deficient in fat | Summons withdrawn on plea of warranty | — | — | |||||
| April 7 | J. W. L. | Selling Milk adulterated with 7 per cent. added water | Convicted | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | |
| „ | „ | Selling Milk adulterated with 4 per cent. added water | ||||||||
| „ 8 | „ | Selling Milk adulterated with 7 per cent. added water and 4 per cent. deficient in fat | ||||||||
| „ | „ | Selling Milk adulterated with 7 per cent. added water | ||||||||
| May 15 | W. V. R. | Selling Butter adulterated with 67 per cent. foreign fat | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| „ 24 | R. C. | Selling Milk adulterated with 14 per cent. added water and 32 per cent. deficient in fat | „ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| June 7 | P.J. | Selling Skimmed Milk adulterated with 13 per cent. added water | „ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
| Dec. 14 | W. J. | Selling Milk adulterated with 10 per cent. added water | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| „ 18 | J. H. L. | Selling Butter adulterated with 56 per cent. of foreign fat | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| „ | G. M. | Selling Butter adulterated with 49 per cent. foreign fat | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| „ | E. W. | Selling Butter adulterated with 37 per cent. foreign fat | Dismissed with costs against Corporation | — | — | |||||
| „ 20 | A C. | Selling Skimmed Milk adulterated with 37 per cent. added water | Convicted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | ||||