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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 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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Public Health (Milk & Cream) Regulations, 1912. Public Health (Milk & Cream) Regulations, 1912, Amendment Order, 1917.
| Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|
| Delivering preserved cream to a purchaser in an unlabelled receptacle. | Dismissed on payment of Two guineas costs. |
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
| No. of Sample | Article. | Nature of Offence, Adulteration, &c. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 720 | Milk | 5½% extraneous water | Fined £2. |
| 772 | Milk | 9% extraneous water | Dismissed on payment of £1 1s. 0d. costs. |
| 819 | Milk | 9% extraneous water | Each defendant fined £20 and allowed 28 days to pay. |
| 208 | Milk | 13.5% extraneous water | Summons withdrawn on payment of £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 219 | Milk | 12% extraneous water | Summons dismissed on payment of £2 2s. 0d costs; summons against second defendant withdrawn. |
| 416 | Milk | 9½% extraneous water | First defendant fined 20/-and £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 483 | Milk | 9% extraneous water | First defendant fined £3 and £1 1s. 0d. costs, and second defendant fined £2. |
| 569 | Milk | 9½% extraneous water | Fined £4 and £1 1s. 0d. costs; summons against employee dismissed. |
| 638 | Milk | 12% extraneous water | Fined £5 and £2 2s. 0d. costs. |
| Milk | Acting as a purveyor of milk without being registered | Withdrawn on payment of £3 3s. 0d. costs. |