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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
Plumstead 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, 1899
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TABLE Xb . SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
Particulars of Adulterations and Results of Proceedings, 26th March 1899 to 25th March, 1900.
| No. | Abticle. | Result of Analysis. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Date of Hearing. | Result of Summonses. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823 | Milk | 32 per cent. added water | Edwin Curtis, 10, Eltham Cottages | 1899 8th June | 10/- Fine, 12/6 Costs | |
| 828 | Butter | ¼ butter, ¾ margarine .. | John Collison, 115, Chesnut Road | 15th „ | £3 „ 16/- „ | |
| 830 | Butter | 1/3 butter, 2/3 margarine .. | Jane Padley, 2, Parkdale Road | 15th „ | 20/- „ 16/- „ | |
| 883 | Milk | 80 per cent. fat abstracted | William West, 60, Barth Road | 3rd Aug. | Dismissed. | Stated to have been sold as Skim Milk. |
| 911 | Butter | 1/3 butter, 2/3 margarine .. | Henry Freeman, 181, Plum. Com. Road | 26th Oct. | £1 Fine, 12/- Costs | |
| 914 | Milk | 10 per cent. added water | Edwin Curtis, 10, Eltham Cottages | 17th Nov. | Dismissed. | Milk fresh from cow analyzed by order of Magistrate, abnormal result obtained |
| 923 | Milk | 10 per cent. added water | Henry Robinson, Ripon Road | 26th Oct. | £3 Fine, 12/- Costs | |
| 934 | Butter | ¾ butter, ½ margarine .. | George Collins, 32b, Plumstead Road | 7th Dec. | £5 „ 12/6 „ | |
| 937 | Butter | 1/5 butter, 4/5 margarine .. | G. Mortimer, 3, Park Road | 7 th „ | 10/- „ 12/6 „ | |
| 3 | Milk | 10 per cent. fat abstracted | Walter Elliott, 289, High Street | 1900 8th Feb. | 10/- Fine, 12/6 Costs | |
| 7 | Milk | 10 per cent. fat abstracted | F. G. Cock, 13. Raglan Road | 8th „ | 20/- „ 12/6 „ | |
| 19 | Milk | 12 per cent. fat abstracted | James Taylor, 68, Walmer Road | 29th Mar. | 40/- „ 12/- „ | Sample sent to Somerset House whose certificate said 16 per cent fat extracted. |
| 20 | Milk | ] 3 per cent. fat abstracted | Margaret Goddard, 6, Westdale Road | 8th „ | 15/- „ 12/- „ | |
| 40 | Milk | 16 per cent. added water | Charles Jones, 6, Florence Terrace. | 29th „ | 40/- „ 12/- „ | |
| Refusal to Serve Milk | Richard Still, 65, Vicarage Road | 8th Feb. | 20/- 2/- „ |