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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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Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts
| No. of Sample. | Date Heard. | Before whom. | Initials and Address of Defendant. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | Oct. 9 | Mr. de Grey | A. M., 18 Lockington Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk from which 14 percent, of the original fat had been abstracted without disclosure | Fined £20 and 14s. 6d. costs or three months |
| 279 | „ | „ | Do. | The like | Summonses withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | D. M. (same address) | ||
| 342 | „ | „ | A. M., 18 Lockington Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 11 per cent, of extraneous water | Summons with-drawn |
| 408 | Oct. 7 & Nov. 4 | Mr. Chapman | L. B., 64 Musjid Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 9.5 per cent, of extraneous water | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. The third sample had, at her request, been sent to the Government Analysts, who certified 9 per cent, of extraneous water |
| 490 | Nov. 4 | „ | H. T., 123 York Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 39 per cent, of foreign fat. Selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Summonses not served, defendant having left address |
| 351 | Oct. 7, Nov. 4 & 18 | „ | M. M., 56 Battersea Bridge Road, S.W. | Selling butter containing 39.5 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined £5 and £5 19s. 6d. costs |
| — | „ | „ | Do. | Selling margarine in a plain wrapper | |
| 462 | Nov. 4 & 18 | „ | Do. | Selling butter containing 88 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined £20 and 14s. 6d. costs |
| — | „ | „ | Do. | Selling margarine in plain wrapper |