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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
Fulham 1917
Fulham Borough
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Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, were instituted in the following cases :—
| Defendant. | Offence. | Result. | Penalty, | Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| W. Cooper, 14, Ewald Road | Selling milk adulterated with 7 per cent. of added water. | Dismissed (Warranty proved) | – | – | ||||
| H. Maynard, 54, Mablethorpe Road | Selling milk 20 per cent, deficient in fat. | Convicted. | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | ||
| W. Williams, 114, Lillie Road | Selling margarine for butter. | Convicted. | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Ditto | Ditto | Convicted. | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| E. Morgan | Selling milk 6 per cent, deficient in fat | Dismissed (Warranty proved) | – | – | ||||
| T. Setchfield, 134. Estcourt Road | Selling milk 57 per cent, deficient in fat. | Convicted. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Lockington, 6, Hazlebury Road | Selling butter adulterated with 95 per cent, of margarine. | Convicted. | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| W. Winter, 7, Delvino Road | Selling milk adulterated with 7 per cent, of added water. | Convicted. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| Ditto | Selling milk adulterated with 33 per cent, of added water. | Convicted. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| W. Langham, 117, Stephendale Road | Selling milk adulterated with 12 per cent, of added water. | Convicted. | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| H. Barrett, 8, Hogarth Place | Selling milk adulterated with 26 per cent, of added water. | Convicted. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| E. Jones, 24, Filmer Road | Selling milk 26 per cent, deficient in fat. | Convicted. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| A. Floyd, 6, Charleville Road | Selling milk 10 per cent, deficient in fat. | Convicted. | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
There was a marked increase in the adulteration of
milk, the samples certified during the last five years to
be below the standard of the Board of Agriculture
being as under : —
1913
4˙9 per cent.
5˙7 „
1914
1 9 1 5
3˙4 „
1916
9˙6 „
1917
14˙3 „