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Croydon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
During the year 339 samples of milk (335 new and 4 skimmed
or separated) were taken. In 24 cases the samples were below the
standard suggested by the Board of Agriculture.
Proceedings were instituted in respect of 9 of these samples,
and fines and costs were imposed on the vendors to the extent of
£45 0s. Od. The other 15 samples were only slightly below the
standard suggested by the Board of Agriculture.
In 8 cases the vendors were written to asking for an explanation,
and in all cases subsequent samples were taken.
The following is a statement concerning the prosecutions
undertaken during 1919:—
PROSECUTIONS, 1919.
| Date of Purchase. | Defendant. | Charge. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | £ | s | d. | £ | s. | d | |||
| Feb. 26 | G. K. | Selling Milk containing 3 per cent. of added water | Convicted | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| „ 26 | R. D. S. | Selling Milk 19 per cent. deficient of fat | ” | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||
| May 2 | G. C. | Selling Milk containing 3 per cent added water | ” | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| „14 | H. T. G. | Selling Milk containing 4 per cent. of added water | Case dismissed | - | - | ||||
| „ 23 | G. T. N. | Selling Milk containing 10 percent of added water | Convicted | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| June 16 | C. H B. | Selling Milk containing 5 percent of added water | ” | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Aug. 13 | W. A. G. L. G. Man & wife. | Selling skimmed milk containing 1 per cert. added water. | |||||||
| Aug. 13 | Selling Milk 39 per cent. deficient of fat. | ” | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 4 | 14 | 6 | |
| Ang. 13 | Selling milk 42 per cent. deficient of fat. | ||||||||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||