Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND MARGARINE ACTS.—SUMMONSES.
Offences. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
On 18th February, summonses were heard before Mr. Hopkins, a Lambeth Police Court, re selling Coffee containing added Chicory 70 per cent. | - | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
Re selling Coffee containing added Chicory 48 per cent. | 1 | 14 | 6 | |||
Re selling Butter containing added water 25.6 per cent. | ||||||
On 31st March, summonses were heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk from which the Cream had been abstracted to the extent of 17 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
Exposing a parcel of Margarine by retail without having a label attached and marked in capital letters l 1/2-in. " Margarine. | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
Re selling Milk containing added water 15 per cent. | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
Re selling Butter containing Margarine (not Butter) 96 per cent. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
On 10th March, summonses were heard at Lambeth Police Court, before Mr. Francis, re exposing a parcel of Margarine by retail without having a label attached and marked in capital letters 14-in " Margarine," | - | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||
Re selling Coffee containing added Chicory 56 per cent. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
Re selling Butter containing Margarine (not Butter) 85 per cent. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
On 17th March, 10 summonses were heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk from which the Cream had been abstracted to the extent of 16 per cent., 10 per cent. 17 per cent., 12 per cent., 16 per cent., 17 per cent., 16 per cent., 16 per cent., 12 per cent., and 12 per cent., respectively. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Re selling Milk from which the Cream had been abstracted to the extent of 15 per cent and 9 per cent. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
On 20th April, a summons was heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Butter containing Margarine (not Butter) 90 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
On 21st April, a summons was heard before Mr. Francis, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk from which the Cream had been abstracted to the extent of 14 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
On 19th May, a summons was heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk containing added water 8 per cent. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
On 9th June, a summons was heard at Lambeth Police Court, before Mr. Horace Smith, re selling Milk containing added water 14 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
Carried forward | 26 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 |