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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
Fulham 1915
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1915
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The average composition of the samples purchased as new milk in each of the four quarters was as under :—
| Period. | Number of Samples. | Solids, not Fat. | Fat. | Water. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 125 | 8.90 | 3.45 | 87.65 |
| Second ,, | 104 | 8.75 | 3.61 | 87.64 |
| Third ,, | 83 | 8.93 | 3.69 | 87.38 |
| Fourth ,, | 107 | 8.94 | 3.86 | 88.20 |
Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, were instituted in the following cases:—
| Defendant. | Offence. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Alfred Jones, 66, Waldemar Avenue. | Selling milk adulterated with 4 per cent, of added water | Dismissed (Warranty proved) | - | - | ||||
| James Frederick Timms, 25, Ewald Road. | Selling milk 10 per cent, deficient in fat. | Convicted. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| Henry Horton Busby, 564, King's Road. | Selling camphorated oil 20 per cent, deficient in camphor. | Convicted. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| Edward Ruse, 2a, Humbolt Road. | Selling milk 9 per cent, deficient in fat | Convicted. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| William Pettit, 2, Haldane Road. | Selling milk 6 per cent, deficient in fat. | Defendant ordered to pay costs. | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jones, 66, Waldemar Avenue. | Selling margarine for butter | Convicted. | 20 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Edward Francis, 574, Fulham Road. | Selling milk 14 per cent, deficient in fat. | Convicted. | 1 | 10 | 6 | - | ||
| James Gardner, 177, Munster Road. | Selling milk adulterated with 7 per cent, of added water. | Convicted. | 1 | 10 | 6 | - | ||
| David Morgan, 51, Hartismere Road. | Selling cream adulterated with 9.1 grains of boric acid per pound of cream. | Defendant ordered to pay costs. | - | 10 | 6 | |||
| James Gardner, 177, Munster Road. | Selling cream 16.8 grains boric acid per pound of cream. | Defendant ordered to pay costs. | - | 10 | 6 | |||
| Henry Moss, 19, Chesson Road. | Selling milk 8 per cent, deficient in fat. | Convicted. | 1 | 10 | 6 | - | ||
| £27 | 10 | 6 | £3 | 18 | 6 | |||