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Bermondsey 1935
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1935
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PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1935.
| No. | Sample | Adulteration or Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74a | Milk | Carrying on trade of dairyman within Borough without being registered | Fined 30/-. Costs £2 2s. |
| 74b | „ | Selling milk from van without having name and address conspicuously inscribed thereon | Fined 10/- |
| 74c | „ | Filling with milk and closing bottles otherwise than on registered premises | Fined 20/- |
| 78a | „ | Sale of milk deficient in milk fat 9.3 percent. 8.0 per cent. 15.0 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, on payment of £3 costs (Owner) |
| 78b | „ | „ | Fined 10/- on each of three summonses plus costs, £2 ss. Total, £6 15s. (Servant.) |
| 79 | „ | Sale of milk deficient in milk fat; 22.7 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, on payment of costs £1 Is. |
| 80 | „ | Filling with milk and closing bottle otherwise than on registered premises | Fined £3. Costs £1 1s. |
| 81 | Shredded Suet | Sale of shredded suet deficient in fat 18.2 per cent. | Fined £1. Costs £2 2s. |
| 87 | Self-raising Flour | Selling plain flour as selfraising flour to the prejudice of the purchaser | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, on payment of costs, £2 2s. |
| 91 | Lard | Selling lard substitute instead of lard to the prejudice of the purchaser | Fined £3. Costs £2 2s. |
| 02 | Lard | „ | Dismissed |
| 95 | Milk | Selling milk deficient in milk fat 17.3 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, on payment of costs, £3 3s. |
| 97 | "Drywite" Potato Preparation | Selling article described or referred to in the label thereon in terms likely to lead to its being used as a preservative contrary to Regulation 4 (1) of the Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations | Manufacturers Fined £2. Costs £21 |
| 97 | „ | Selling a preparation as a preservative not being labelled in accordance with Rules in Second Schedule of the Regulations | London Distributors and the Wholesalers in Bermondsey were each fined 20/- plus 30/- costs |
SUMMARY.
£
s.
d.
Fines
15
10
0
Costs
42
18
0
£58
8
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