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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
Southwark 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Name and Address of Vendor. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Brooks, 248, Chatham street | Selling milk from a can on which his name was not exhibited | Summons not served, defendant absconded | |
| Ellen Morgan, 13, Westmoreland road | Butter | 93 per cent. margarine | Fined £1 and £1 3s. costs. Note:— This summons and the three following ones refer to the same sample |
| Ellen Morgan, 13, Westmoreland road | Margarine | Sold in an unmarked wrapper | Summons withdrawn |
| Thomas Hamer, 13, Westmoreland road | Butter | 93 per cent. margarine | Summons withdrawn |
| Thomas Hamer, 13, Westmoreland road | Margarine | Sold in an unmarked wrapper | Summons withdrawn |
| Arthur Reed, 102, Lancaster street | Milk | Boracic compounds equivalent to Boracic Acid 10 grains to the pint | Summons dismissed. Tbe Magistrate held that the defendant did not know that the milk was mixed with Boracic Acid and could not with reasonable diligence have obtained that knowledge |
| David Vaughan, 3, Henshaw street | Margarine | Exposed for sale unmarked | Fined £1 and 12/6 costs |
| Philip Davies, 181, Manor place | Butter | 93 per cent. margarine | Fined 10/- and 17/6 costs |
| Philip Davies, 181, Manor place | Margarine | Sold in an unmarked wrapper | Summons withdrawn. Note:— This summons and the preceding one refer to the same sample |
| James Gilbert Russell (trading as John Henry) 144, Old Kent road | Milk | 20 per cent. extraneous water | Fined £1 and 12/6 costs |