Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926 page 67

Battersea 1926

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926

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Table: Sale of Food and Drugs Acts—continued.

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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts—continued.

No. of Sample	Article.	Nature of Offence. Adulteration, &c.	Result of Proceedings.
252	Preserved Cream	Containing 0.58% boric acid	Summons against first de-fendant dismissed on payment of £1 l1s. 6d. costs and that against second defendant withdrawn.
381	Vinegar	4% deficient in acetic acid	Defendant having paid 5s. costs, summons withdrawn on instructions of Health Committee.
388	Preserved Cream	Containing 0.5% boric acid	Summons dismissed on payment of of £3 3s. costs; that against second defendant withdrawn.
399 400	Milk Milk	6% added water 4%	Summons dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907 and defendant Ordered to pay £1 1s. costs.
522	Milk	17% deficient in fat	Summons dismissed on warranty defence; that against second defendant withdrawn.
531	Milk	16% deficient in fat	Dismissed on payment of £2 2s. costs (Samples taken at place of delivery).
532	Milk	8% deficient in fat
666	Milk	12% deficient in fat	Dismissed; defendant satisfying the Court that the milk was sold exactly as it came from the cow.
687	Milk	12% deficient in fat	At Magistrate's suggestion summons against employer withdrawn and that against employee dismissed on payment of £1 1s. costs.

Table: Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.

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Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.

No. of Sample	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adul-teration, &c.	Result of Proceedings.
15	Milk	Selling milk containing an added colouring matter	Discharged on payment of £1 1s. costs.


86	Milk	5% added water, also an added colouring matter	Defendant having paid 15s. costs, summons withdrawn on instructions of Health Committee.