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Lambeth 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—Summonses, 1907—continued)

Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—Summonses, 1907—continued)

Offence.Penalty.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
Brought forward102505130
On 27th November, three summonses were heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 14 per cent, [sample 1,478]01000126
Re selling Butter containing Margarine (not butter) 96 per cent, [sample 1,469]1000126
Re selling Butter containing 97 per cent, excess of water over and above the 16 per cent, allowed [sample 1,474].......
Summons withdrawn, the sample being sold as Milk Blended Butter (Pearke's) and the new Butter Act not coming into force until January 1st, 1908......
On 4th December, five summonses were heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Brawn containing a boric preservative equivalent to 11 grains per lb. crystallised boracic acid [sample 1,537]......
Re selling Sausage containing a boric preservative equivalent to 15 grains per lb. crystallised boracic acid [sample 1,535]......
These two summonses were withdrawn on the magistrate convicting the same defendant for selling German Sausage containing a boric preservative equivalent to 35 grains per lb. crystallised boracic acid (see next case).......
Re selling German Sausage containing a boric preservative equivalent to 35 grains per lb. crystallised boracic acid [sample 1,540]200220
Re selling Milk containing added water to the extent of 14 per cent, [sample 1,528]2000126
Re selling Milk containing added water to the extent of 4 per cent, [sample 1,500]1000126
On 11th December, five summonses were heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 14 per cent, [sample 1,482]1000126
Carried forward1091505676