Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910
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APPENDIX No. 1, continued—
| Number ofSample. | Article. | Nature of Offence or Adultera-tion, &c. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 939 | Margarine | Selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Fined 10s.and 12s.6d. costs. |
| 600 | Sausages | 18·59 grains per lb. of boric acid | Ordered to pay £1 11s. 6d. costs. |
| 604 | ,, | 22·435 grains per lb. boric acid | |
| 606 | ,, | 22·309 grains per lb. boric acid | Ordered to pay £1 1s. costs. |
| 601 | ,, | 16·10 grains per lb. boric acid | Ordered to pay £2 2s. costs. |
| 971 | Milk | 8 per cent, added water | Fined £1 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| 991 | Butter | 64 per cent. foreign fat, and selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Fined £2 and 18s. 6d. costs. |
| 21 | Vinegar | 6 per cent. added water | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 34 | Milk | 9 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 35 | ,, | 6 per cent. of fat abstracted | Dismissed (warranty). |
| 3 | ,, | 5·5 per cent. added water | ,, ,, |
| — | Giving false warranty | Dismissed. | |
| 39 | Butter | 77 per cent. foreign fat. and selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Fined £3 and 14s. 6d. costs |
| 71 | Milk | 10 per cent. of fat abstrac-ted | Fined £1 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| 84 | Butter | 32 per cent. foreign fat, and selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Fined £1 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| 147 | Milk | 4·47 per cent. added water | Withdrawn, 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 56 | ,, | 7 per cent. of fat abstracted | Summons adjourned sine die, defendants having left the neighbourhood. |
| 135 | ,, | 8·3 per cent. added water | Fined 10s. and 16s.6d. costs |
| — | ,, | Giving false warranty | Withdrawn, £1 1s. costs. |
| 227 | ,, | 9·56 grains per pint boric acid | Fined £1 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| 229 | ,, | 13 per cent. added water | Dismissed (warranty). |
| 201 | ,, | 11 per cent. added water | ,, ,, |
| 298 | ,, | 7·3 per cent. added water | Fined £1 and 14s 6d. costs. |
| 354 | ,, | 5 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined 10s. and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| 365 | Rum | 27·78 degrees under proof | Ordered to pay 12s.6d.costs. |
| 319 | Lard | 100 per cent. of cocoa nut oil | Dismissed without costs. |
| _ | Milk | Giving false warranty | Dismissed. |
| 196 | ,, | 10 per cent. added water | Fined £1 and 14s. 6d costs. |
| _ | — | Refusal to sell to Inspector | Withdrawn, £1 1s costs. |
| 277 | Milk | 6·3 per cent. added water | Dismissed (warranty) |
| 302 | ,, | 7 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £2 and 16s. 6d. costs |
| 268 | ,, | 9·4 per cent. added water | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 446 | Coffee | 50 per cent. chicory | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 460 | Milk | 7·5 per cent. added water | Dismissed (warranty). |
| — | ,, | Giving false warranty | Fined £2 and 4s. costs. |
| — | ,, | ,, ,, ,, ,, | Dismissed. |
| 488 | ,, | 7·5 per cent. added water | Dismissed (warranty). |
| — | ,, | Giving false warranty | Dismissed. |