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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 1904
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Selman, 256, Tabard street | Margarine | Sold in an unmarked wrapper | Summons withdrawn. Note This summons and the three preceding ones refer to the same sample |
| Giovani Tornelli, 22, Walworth road | Green Peas | Copper compounds equivalent to copper 0.325 grains to the lb., or sulphate of copper 1.3 grains to the lb. | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| David Thomas, 6, Beddome street | Milk | 10 per cent, added water | Summons dismissed, defendant proved a warranty |
| Henry George Charlton, 15, Beddome street | Milk | 10 per cent, added water | Fined £5 |
| Thomas Pugh, 20, Broadwall | Milk | Giving a false warranty to William Humphreys, of 55, Stamford street (see preceding | Fined £1 and £1 5s. costs |
| Charles J. Davies, 41, Clifton buildings, Russell place | Milk | page) 12 per cent, deficient in milk fat | Fined £1 and 12/6 costs |
| Bertha Strauss, 278, Tabard street | Margarine | Exposed for sale unmarked | Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs |
| Abraham Wright, 47, Old Kent road | Butter on bread | 95 per cent, margarine | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| Jenkin Evans, 7, Decima street | Milk | 5 grains of boracic acid to the pint | Summons dismissed. The magistrate (Mr. Chapman) held that the defendant did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have obtained the knowledge that the milk contained boracic acid |