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Lambeth 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.—SUMMONSES.

Offence.Penalty.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
On 28th February, a summons was heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 20 per cent...................2O0OT 26
On 14th March, a summons was heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Butter containing 91 per cent, of Margarine ...........................IO0O1 26
On 18th April, two summonses were heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 15 per cent...................Oio0]00
Re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 18 per cent.....................................Oio0To0
On 16th May, an adjourned summons was heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk containing added water 6 per cent..................2O0o126

N.B.—0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005; where no death occurred,— is inserted,
† Called Simple Continued Fever previous to 1901.
The above table is taken from the Registrar General's Annual Summary, and the rates for Lambeth Borough differ slightly from those
given in this Report.