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Croydon 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
During the year 240 samples of milk (207 new and 33 skimmed
or separated) were taken. In 18 cases the samples were below the
standard suggested by the Board of Agriculture.
Proceedings were instituted in respect of 4 of these samples,
and fines and costs were imposed on the vendors to the extent of
£32 15s. 6d. The other 14 samples were only slightly below the
standard suggested by the Board of Agriculture.
In 11 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 1920:—
PROSECUTIONS, 1920.
| Date of Purchase. | Defendant. | Charge. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | £ | s | d. | £ | s. | d | |||
| Mar. 25 | A. J. | Selling Milk containing 11 percent, of added water | Convicted | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| May 5 | H. W. P. | Selling Milk 12 per cent, deficient of fat | Withdrawn. | — | 1 | .1 | 0 | ||
| Dec. 5 | A. F. | Contravening the Milk Order, 1920 Selling Separated Milk which had been coloured | Convicted | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| „ 23 | A. E. D. | Selling Milk 25 per cent deficient of fat | „ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | |||