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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1904
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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Legal Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts—(continued).
| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Name of Magistrate. | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence. | Result or Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432 | 1904. Mar. 16 | Mr. Francis | A. H., 2 Tennyson Street | Selling milk containing 27 per cent of extraneous water | Summons adjourned sine die for service. Defendant stated to have left address |
| 506 | April 13 | „ „ | G. K J., Field Farm, Minety, Wilts | Selling milk containing 12 per cent, of extraneous water (sample taken at Clapham Junction Railway Station in course of delivery) | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 534 | „ 27 | Mr. Fenwick | W. H., Braddenstoke Abbey, Chippenham, Wilts | Selling milk containing 5 per cent, of extraneous water | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 528 | „ | „ „ | J. P., 101 Meyrick Road | Selling milk containing 28 per cent of extraneous water | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 477 | „ 13 and 27 | „ „ | F. J., 3 Culvert Road | Selling milk containing 8.5 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 531 | „ 27 | „ „ | C. D. S.,64A Winstanley Road | Selling milk containing 4 per cent. of extraneous water and 12 per cent, of which was devoid of fat | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs |