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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 1923
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1923
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Nature of Offence, Adulteration, &c. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 746 | Milk | 13-0% extraneous water | Pined 10s. |
| 772 | Milk | 5-0% extraneous water | Defendant deceased. Withdrawn on payment of £1 Is. 0d. costs. Samples taken in course of delivery. |
| 773 | Milk | 6-0% extraneous water | |
| 826 | Milk | 13-0% extraneous water | Fined £2. |
| 829 | Margarine | Selling margarine by retail and delivering it to the purchaser in a plain wrapper. | Fined £2. |
| 839 | Milk | 10% extraneous water | Dismissed on payment of £1 5s. 0d. costs. |
| 867 | Medicine | Selling a compounded drug 17-0% deficient in potassium iodide | Fined 40s. and £3 3s. 0d. costs. |
| 912 | Vinegar | 7-0% deficient in acetic acid | Dismissed on payment of 23s. costs. |
| 930 | Milk | 7-0% extraneous water | Fined £2 and £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| Second defendant bound over in the sum of 40s. | |||
| 9 | Milk | 4-0% deficient in fat | Dismissed—warranty defence. |
| 26 | Milk | 15 • 0% extraneous water C | Fined £5 on each of the four summonses — 14 days in which to pay. Summons against other defendant withdrawn. |
| 27 | Milk | 14-0%extraneous water | |
| 28 | Milk | 14 -0%extraneous water I | |
| 29 | Milk | 14-0%extraneous water | |
| 49 | Separated Milk | 10-5% extraneous water | Fined £2 and £3 3s. Od. costs. |
| 78 | Milk | 26-0% deficient in fat | Summonses withdrawn, the defendants' warrantor having been convicted of selling milk deficient in fat in proceedings by the Wandsworth Borough Council. |
| 135 | Milk | 10-0% deficient in fat | Withdrawn on payment of £3 3s. 0d. costs. Sample taken in course of delivery. |
| 179 | Milk | (a) 9% extraneous water | (a) Dismissed, Warranty defence. |
| (6) Name & address not on barrow | (6) Fined £1. | ||
| 185 | Milk | 10-5% extraneous water | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 209 | Milk | 25% deficient in fat | Fined £2 and £1 Is. 0d. costs. Sample taken in course of delivery. |
| 309 | Cream of Tartar | 21-5% of maize starch | Withdrawn by order of the Health Committee on payment of 23s. costs. |