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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 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1923
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Proceedings were instituted in the undermentioned cases
| Defendant. | Offence. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messrs. Gapps, Ltd., 88, Lillie Road, S.W. | Selling raspberry jam adul-terated with salicylic acid to the prejudice of the pur-chaser | Ordered to pay costs | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| — | o | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Leonard Smith, 32, Pond Place, Chelsea, S.W. | Selling milk 5 per cent, de-ficient in fat | Convicted | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling milk 3 per cent, de-ficient in fat | Not pro-ceeded with | — | — | ||||
| Do. do. | Selling milk 13 per cent, de-ficient in fat | Not pro-ceeded with | — | — | ||||
| Do. do. | Selling milk adulterated with 4 per cent, of added water | Convicted | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Leonard Foulger, 14, Shawfield Street, Chel-sea, S.W. | Selling milk adulterated with 4 per cent, of added water | Convicted. | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| James Timms, 25, Ewald Road, S.W. 6 | Carrying on trade of purveyor of milk without being regis-tered | Convicted | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Cornelius Moriarty, 24, Delorme Street, S.W. 6 | Selling milk 6 per cent, de-ficient in fat | Warranty pleaded. Summons dismissed | — | — | ||||
| John Miller, 246, Brondes-bury Villas, Kilburn | Selling sponge cake adulter-ated with 14 per cent, boric acid | Convicted | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling sponge fingers adulter-ated with 16 per cent, boric acid | Convicted | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arthur Floyd, 6, Charle-ville Road, W. 14 | Selling certified milk 5 per cent, deficient in fat | Dismissed | — | — | ||||
| George Green, alias Albert Rhodes, 12-15, Railey Mews, Kentish Town | Selling milk 5 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling milk 3 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling milk 6 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling milk 3 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling milk 4 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling milk 4 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Rhodes, 220, Arlington Road, Camden Town | Unlawfully carrying on the trade of a purveyor of milk without being registered | Defendant absconded. Prosecu-tion not ceeded with | — | — | ||||
| George Green, alias Albert Rhodes, 12-15, Railey Mews, Kentish Town | Selling milk 5 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling milk 9 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Do. do. | Selling milk 14 per cent, fat abstracted | Convicted | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |