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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 of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | 1904. Aug. 31 | Mr. Lane | G. E. F., 62 High Street | Selling milk containing 7.5 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined 12s. 6d. and 17s. 6d. costs |
| 206 | Oct. 12 | „ „ | M. A. P., 14 Currie Street | Selling milk containing 5.7 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 197 | „ | „ „ | J. R., 76 Park Grove | Selling milk containing 6 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 202 | „ | „ „ | A. L., 16 Miles Street, Wandsworth Road | Selling milk containing 0.025 per cent. of boron trioxide and 8 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 184 | „ | „ „ | H. W. B., 491 Battersea Park Road | Selling bread and butter containing 44.5 per cent. of foreign fat in the butter on the bread | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 187 | „ | „ „ | A. R., 42 York Road | The like containing 76.5 per cent. of foreign fat in the butter on the bread | Summons withdrawn by instructions of the Health Committee |