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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
Holborn 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Date. | Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905. January 27... | 91, Hatton Garden | Selling gin 38 84 degrees under proof | Defendant convicted and fined £5 and 2s. costs |
| »» | 11, Back Hill | Selling whiskey 26.67 degrees under proof | Defendant convicted and fined £3 and 2s. costs |
| »» » | 63, Lamb's Conduit Street | Selling brandy deficient in esters to the extent of at least 41 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined £2 and £2. 2s. costs |
| March 15 and 29 | 22, Cross Street | Selling milk adulterated with 9.7 per cent, of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed |
| »» | 3, White Hart Yard | Selling milk adulterated with 7.4 per cent, of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed |
| April 3 | 6, Fox Court | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 5.6 per cent. | Defendant convicted and ordered to pay 2s. costs |
| May 17 | 45, Great Wild Street | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 15.0 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| »» »> | 1, Betterton Street | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 5.3 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| June 16 | 16, Judd Street (purchased in street) | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 18.3 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| July 5 | 81, New Oxford Street | Selling milk adulterated with 12 2 per cent, of added water | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| „ 6 | 157, Shaftesbury Avenue | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent cf at least 21.6 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| »» »» | 62, High Street | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 10.6 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| »» »» | 1, Cambridge Circus | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 11.0 per cent. | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed |
| „ 14 | 1a, Portpool Lane | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 7.0 per cent, and 22 5 per cent, of added water | Summons dismissed |
| »» »» | 28, Cross Street | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 7.6 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| »» »» | 1, Kirby Street | Selling milk adulterated with 16.1 per cent, of added water | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| August 8 | 7, Lamb's Conduit Street | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 6*3 per cent. | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed |