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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 of Proceedings.
1051904. July 20Mr. GarrettM. A. G., 32 Carpenter StreetSelling milk 76 per cent. devoid of fatOrdered to pay 12s. 6d. costs
126,, ,,C. C., 62 Henley StreetSelling arrowroot containing 20 per cent. of wheat flourFined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs
114,, ,,H. T., 2 Pearson StreetSelling milk 83 per cent. devoid of fatOrdered to pay 12s. 6d. costs
110,, ,,A. W., 30 Falcon GroveSelling milk containing 12 per cent. of added waterFined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs
130„ ,,D. L. R., 78 Taybridge RoadSelling coffee containing 50 per cent. of vegetable matter other than coffee and having the characters of chicoryFined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs
146,, 26Mr. FrancisW. P., 51 Gwynne RoadSelling butter containing 87.6 per cent. of foreign fatFined £2 and 17s. 6d. costs
165,, ,,A. P., 52 Surrey LaneSelling milk containing 8.5 per cent. of extraneous waterFined £1 and 17s. 6d. costs