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Lambeth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Sale of Koid and Dru^s Acts.—Summonses, 1910—
| Offence. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| Brought forward | 17 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 11 percent. [sample 517] | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Re selling Milk containing extraneous water to the extent of 24 percent. [sample 528] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 12 perccent. [sample 531] | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Re exposing a parcel of Margarine by retail without having label attached and marked in printed capital letters not less than l½in. Margarine [sample 524] | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Re exposing a parcel cf Margarine by retail without having label_ attached and marked in printed capital letters not less than Hin. Margarine [sample 523] | 0 | 10 | 0 | .0 | 16 | 6 |
| On 22nd June, a summons was heard before Mr. Horace Smith, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 14 per cent, [sample 631] | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| On 27th July, four summonses were heard before Mr. Horace 'Smith, at Lambeth Police Court re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 8 percent. [sample 764] | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Summons withdrawn upon payment of costs. | ||||||
| Re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 19 percent. [sample 758] | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Re selling Milk deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 8 percent. [sample 783] These summonses were withdrawn upon payment of costs. | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Re selling Butter containing Margarine (not butter) 90 parts [sample 800] | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| On 24th August, a summons was heard before Mr. Baggallay, at Lambeth Police Court, re selling German Sausage, containing a Boric preservative equivalent to 29 grains per lb. Crystallised Boric Acid [sample 886] | - | - | ||||
| Summons dismissed with £2 2s. Od. costs against the Council, the Magistrate being dissatisfied with the Analyst's certificate. | ||||||
| Carried forward | 27 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 0 |
N.B.—0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005; where no death occurred, is inserted.
* The Corrected death-rates represent the Crude death-rates multiplied by the respective factors for correction for difference
of sex and age constitution of population.
+ Called Simple Continued Fever previous to 1901.
The above table is taken from the Registrar General's Annual Summary, and the rates for Lambeth Borough differ slightly
from those given in other parts of this Report.