Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. | |
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January 16 | Sarah Garrett | 53, Gloucester Road | Selling butter adulterated with 75 per cent, of foreign fat | Defendant convicted and fined £5 and 2s. costs. | |
„ 24 | Henry Jenkins | 73, Red Lion Street | Selling camphorated oil deficient in camphor to the extent of 76 per cent. | Defendant convicted and lined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
„ 24 | Arthur Spinks | 134, Theobald's Road | Selling paregoric elixir deficient inalcobol to the extent of 18.10 per cent | Summons dismissed, application for costs refused. | |
„ 4 | Do. | Do. | Selling soap linimen: adulterated with 40 p.c. of methylated spirit | Summons dismissed. | |
March 18 | Margaret Clif on | 8a, Fisher Street | Selling milk without being registered | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 2s. costs. | |
„ 18 | Do. | Do. | Keeping milk in a sleeping apartment | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 2s. costs. | |
May 2 | J. Mayhew | 20, Bell Court | Selling batter containing 87 per cent, of foreign fat | Defendant convicted and fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
„ 2, 9, 16 | Padroni | 40, Warner Street | Selling milk from which 9.3 of fat had been abstracted | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
„ 28 | C.Keele | 3, Gt. Russell Street | Selling sweet spirits of bitre deficient in ethyl bitrite to the extent of at least 52.5 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
„ 28 | Thomas Williams trading as Messrs. Pryce & Co. | 98, Gray's Inn Road | Selling Gregory's powder prepared with magnesium carbonate, and not in accordance with the British Pharmacopœia | Defendant convicted and fined £4 and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
„ 28 | E. P. Boutall | 239, High Holborn | Selling sweet spirits of nitre deficient in ethyl nitrate to the extent of at least 58.2 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
July 8 | Henry Hanson | 61, Marchmont Street | Selling milk from which at least 6.0 per cent. of fat had been abstracted | Warranty produced, summons not properly served, withdrawn. | |
„ 8 | Liugi Cosavella | 233, Tottenham Court Road | Selling milk from which at least 6.6 of fat had been abstracted | Defendant convicted and fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
„ 8 | David Lloyd | 73, Mount Pleasant | Selling milk from which 46 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted. | Defendant convicted and fined £1 and 12s, 6d. costs. | |
,, | The Belgrave Bakery Co., Ltd. | 8, High Holborn | Selling milk containing 9.8 per cent. added water. | Defendant convicted and fined £3, 12s. 6d. costs. | |
,, | J. S. Hubert | 65, Red Lion Street | Selling butter containing 1.20 per cent. excess of water. | Defendant convictedatd fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
„ | George W. Gadsden | 29, Doughty Mews | Selling butter adulterated with 82 per cent. foreign fat. | Defendant convicted and fined £5 and 12s. '6d costs. | |
„ 28 | David R. Evans | 23, Windmill Street | Selling milk from which 5.3 per cent. of the fat had been abstracted. | Wananty proved, summons dismissed. | |
„ | Do. | Do. | Selling milk adulterated by the addition of 4.3 per cent. of water | Warranty proved, summons dismissed. | |
„ | Express Dairy Company, Limited | 40, New Oxford Street | Selling milk from which 18 per cent, of the fat had been abstracted | Warranty pleaded, summons dismissed. | |
December 3 | John Stormont | 30, Devonshire Street | Selling butter containing 72 per cent. of foreign fat | Defendant convicted and fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
„ 3 | Jack John Lauterwasser | 1, Clark's Buildings | Selling milk containing .038 per cent, of boric anhydride (B203) equal to 47.08 grains per gall. of boric acid | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |