[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough] page 82

Battersea 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.

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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.

No. of Sample.	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adulteration, &c.	Result of Proceedings.
758	Milk	10% deficient in milk fat	Warranty having been proved, summons dismissed.
810	Milk	11% deficient in milk fat	Summons dismissed on payment of £3 3s. 0d. Costs.
828	Milk	20% deficient in milk fat	Summons dismissed on payment of £3 3s. 0d. costs
833	Milk	7% extraneous water	Summons dismissed on payment of £3 3s. 0d. costs.
118	Pepper	40% added rice flour	Defendant fined £1 0s. 0d. and £1 1s. 0d. costs.
288	Milk	7% deficient in milk fat	Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, on payment of £5 5s. 0d. costs.
463	Condensed Milk	6% deficient in milk fat	Warranty pleaded, which was held to be efficient, and the case was dis-missed. (Proceedings subsequently taken against warrantors—see below.)
535	Milk	16% deficient in milk fat	Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, on payment of £3 3s. 0d. costs.
-	Condensed Milk	Giving a false warranty in writing	Dismissed under the Pro-bation of Offenders Act, 1907, on payment of £26 5s. 0d. costs.

Table: Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.

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Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.

Nature of Offence or Claim.	Result of Proceedings.
Delivering milk in bottle which had not been filled and closed on registered premises	Defendants cautioned not to repeat offence, and summons adjourned sine die.
The like.	The two defendants fined 20s. each.
Removing disc from milk bottle filled on registered premises before delivering same to customer	Employee fined 7s. 6d. Summons against employer dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act.