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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 1908
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908
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| No. of Sample. | Date Heard. | Before whom. | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617 | Jan. 1 | Mr. Mead | B. H , 24 Spicer Street, Bridge Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 33 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £4 and £1 3s. costs |
| 626 | W. H., 27 Edna Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 13 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £3 and £1 3s. costs | ||
| 633 | H. A., 30 Falcon Terrace, Battersea, S.W. | Selling pasteurised skimmed milk containing 0.0063 per cent. of boron trioxide (B20,) | Summons withdrawn on defendant paying 12s. 6d. costs | ||
| 547 | 1907. Nov. 20 & Dec. 18 | J. H., 162 Battersea Park Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 11 per cent. of extraneous water Do. | J. H. fined £3, and, on his taking responsibility, summons against A. B. withdrawn | |
| -- | 1908. Jan. 1 | A. B., 2 Winders Road, Battersea, S.W. | |||
| - | J. H., 162 Batter-sea Park Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk from barrow in street without having his name inscribed thereon/ | Fined £2, with £1 3s. costs for this and above summons | ||
| 524 | H. H., 90 Castle Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 10 per cent. of extraneous water | Fined £1 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs | ||
| 656 | „ 15 | Mr. Francis | G. H. P., 46 Win-stanley Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 84 per cent. of foreign fat | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 698 | „ 29 | E. J., 113 Queens Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 5 per cent. of extraneous water | Summons dismissed, defendant proving warranty | |
| 694 | Jan.29 & Feb. 12 | K. J., 46 New Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 86 per cent. of foreign fat | Fined £2 with 12s. 6d. costs | |
| 739 | Feb. 12 | S. S., 71 Battersea Park Road, S.W. | Selling butter containing 30 per cent. of foreign fat | S. S. fined £3 with 14s. 6d. costs, and on his taking responsibility, summons against w. P. withdrawn | |
| - | W. P. (same address) |