Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924 page 64

Battersea 1924

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924

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Table: Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

No. of Sample	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adulteration, &c.	Result of Proceedings.
751	Milk	18% deficient in fat	Fined £20 or one month. Dismissed—warranty defence. (Samples taken in course of delivery.)
843	Milk	6% deficient in fat
844	Milk	15% deficient in fat
845	Milk	11 % deficient in fat
	Milk	Giving false warranty in writing	Dismissed on payment of £5 5s. 0d. costs.
44	Sponge Cake	The equivalent of 13.3 grains crystallised boric acid per 1b. cake	Fined £3.
58	Milk	6% extraneous water and at least 31.5% deficient in fat	Dismissed on payment of £1 1s. 0d. costs on each summons, together £2 2s. 0d.
59	Milk	5% extraneous water and 16% deficient in fat	(Samples taken in course of delivery.)
151	Milk	18% deficient in fat	Dismissed on payment of £5 5s. 0d. costs. (Sample taken in course of deliverv).
197	Milk	Selling milk from a can which did not have vendor's name conspicuously inscribed thereon	On defendant stating he had now put the matter in order, summons dismissed on payment of £2 2s. 0d. costs.
250	Margarine	Selling margarine by retail without a paper wrapper on which the word "margarine" was printed	Defendant ordered to pay £1 1s. 0d. costs.
270	Milk	Formaldehyde preservative amounting to 0.0975 parts formaldehyde in each 100 parts of sample	Defendant who took responsibility fined £30; proceedings against second defendant abandoned.
381	Fairy Cakes	24.5 grains per lb. boric acid	Proceedings still pending at end of year.
459	Milk	43% deficient in fat	Fined £5 and £2 2s. 0d. costs (sample taken in course of delivery).
460	Milk	33% deficient in fat	Fined £5 and £2 2s. 0dcosts (sample taken in course of delivery).