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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 1911
[Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1911]
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APPENDIX No. 1—continued.
| Numberof Sample. | Article. | Nature of Offence or Adulteration, &c. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 318 | Milk | 11•2 per cent. added water | Fined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| 522 | Butter | 81•0 per cent. foreign fat, and selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Fined £7 and £2 12s. costs, or one month. |
| 523 | 82•8 per cent. foreign fat, and selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Fined £7, or one month. | |
| 516 | 79 per cent. foreign fat, and selling margarine in a plain wrapper | Fined £2 and £1 0s. 6d. costs | |
| 545 | Milk | 11•4 per cent. added water | Dismissed (warranty). |
| 563 | 7 per cent. added water, and 50•4 per cent. devoid of fat | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs | |
| 589 | 14 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891; London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902; Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts, 1878 to 1886; and Public Health Act, 1875.
| Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|
| Nuisance at No. 26 Alfred Street | Nuisance abated and ash-pit pro vided, summonses withdrawn, £1 ls. costs. |
| Insufficient ash-pit at No. 26 Alfred Street | |
| Nuisance at No. 80 Bridge Rd. West | Abatement Order and 15s. costs. |
| Non-compliance with notice to abate nuisance | Adjournedsine die pending compliance with Order. |
| Exposing and depositing for sale unsound meat | Summonses adjourned sine die for service. |
| Non-compliance with nuisance order | Fined £5 and 4s. costs. |
| Manufacture of ice-cream under improper conditions | Fined 5s. and 6s. costs. |
| Insufficient water supply at No. 80 Bridge Road West | Order made for premises to be closed unless supply reinstated within 7 days and 10s. costs. |
| Nuisance at No. 125 Winstanley Road | Summonses adjournedsine die. |
| No proper water supply to w.c. at No. 125 Winstanley Road | |
| No sufficient ash-pit at No. 125 Winstanley Road | |
| Breach of L.C.C. regulation as to Dairies, &c. | Dismissed with £4 4s. costs. |