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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488 | Nov. 4 & 18 | Mr. Chapman | C. F. (trading as C. F. & Co.), 1 Brassey Square, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 24 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| — | „ | „ | Do. | Selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Ordered to pay 2s. costs |
| 489 | „ | „ | J. T., 71 York Road, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 39 per cent, of foreign fat | Summonses dismissed, defendants proving warranty |
| — | „ | „ | E. T. (same address | ||
| — | „ | „ | J. T. (same address) | Selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Summons withdrawn |
| 511 | Nov. 18 | „ | W. H., 1 Simpson Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing 6.5 per cent, of extraneous water | Summonses dismissed, defendants proving warranty |
| — | „ | „ | D. H. (same address) | ||
| 515 | „ | „ | A. B., 22 Henley Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling milk containing the equivalent of 3.51 grains of boracic acid per pint | Fined 10s. and 12s.6d. costs |
| 520 | „ | „ | B. L. M., 36 Prairie Street, Battersea, S.W. | Selling butter containing 85 per cent, of foreign fat | B. L. M. fined £3 and 14s. 6d. costs, and, on her taking responsibility, summons against A. M. withdrawn |
| — | „ | „ | A. M. (same address) | ||
| — | „ | „ | B. L. M. (same address) | Selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Ordered to pay 2s costs |
| 478 | Nov. 4 & Dec. 2 | „ | D. & S., 9 St. Anns Hill,Wandsworth, S.W. | Selling milk containing 5 per cent. of extraneous water | Summonses dismissed, defendants proving warranty |
| — | „ | „ | A. P., 411 York Road, Battersea, S.W. |
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