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Battersea 1905

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905

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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.
251Sept 27Mr. GarrettA. & Co. (trading as G. D. Ltd.), 9 Morton Street, St. George's SquareSelling milk containing 0.012 per cent. of Boron TrioxideSummons withdrawn (Bottle burst)
197„ „E. G., 81 Grant RoadSelling butter containing 72 per cent. of foreign fatFined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs
284Oct. 11„ „E. H. B., 33 High StreetSelling milk containing 12 per cent. of extraneous waterFined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs
274„ „T. S., 20 Castle StreetSelling milk containing 4 per cent. of extraneous waterSummons dismissed (Warranty defence)
189Aug. 4 and Oct. 11„ „J. V. E., 99 Northcote RoadSelling milk containing 14 per cent. of extraneous waterSummons dismissed (Warranty defence)
270Oct. 25„ „P. & S., Hill View Dairies, Okeford, Fitzpaine, Shilling-stone, DorsetSelling milk containing 0.0105 per cent. of Boron Trioxide. (Sample taken in course of delivery)Fined £2 and £10 10s. costs.
271„ „Do. do.Selling milk containing 0.010 per cent. of Boron TrioxideOrdered to pay 2s. costs.
No. of Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Initials and Address of Defendant.Nature of OffenceResult of Proceedings.
272Oct. 25Mr. GarrettP. & S., Hill View Dairies, Okeford, Fitzpaine, Shilling-stone, DorsetSelling machine skimmed milk containing 0.00875 Per cent. of Boron TrioxideOrdered to pay 2s. costs
273„ „Do. do.Selling machine skimmed milk containing 0.01075 per cent. of Boron TrioxideOrdered to pay 2s. costs
339„ „D. J. E., 21 New 1RoadSelling milk containing 21 per cent. of extraneous waterFined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs
344„ „T. J. R., 147 Stewarts RoadSelling milk containing 34 per cent. of extraneous waterFined £4 and 12s. 6d. costs
342„ „E. W., 13 Ascalon StreetSelling milk containing 7 per cent. of extraneous waterFined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs
322„ „J. M., 27 Currie StreetSelling milk containing 7 per cent of extraneous waterFined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs
213Sept. 27, Oct. 25 and Nov. 8.„ „H. E. B., 245 Lavender HillSelling milk from which 6 per cent. of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosureFined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. Third sample at defendant's request sent to Government Analysts who certified 17 per cent. devoid of fat