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reported to the St. Marylebone Health Society, which
Society has a .staff of workers who give useful advice, and
not infrequently valuable assistance, much appreciated by
the sufferer. Should the patient be removed to a sanatorium,
or the case terminate in recovery or death, the room or
rooms are disinfected free of charge.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
130 samples were analysed under the Sale of Food and
Drugs Acts ; of these 17 were returned as adulterated.
The adulterated samples were 14 milks, 2 butters, and
1 coffee.
Summonses were taken out in all these cases, save in
the case of 2 milks, which were so near the standard as to
render a conviction doubtful. Some of the cases are still
sub juclice, but the results of those that have been heard are
as follows:
Mrs. Moore, of 115, Cleveland Street, was convicted
for selling milk diluted with 4.8 per cent, water and
deficient in milk fat to the extent of 5.34 per cent. The
defendant was fined 10s. and 14s. costs.
F. S. Brewer, of 00, Cleveland Street, was fined £1
and 14s. costs for selling milk deficient in milk fat to the
extent of 10 per cent.
James Hall, of 104, Marylebone Lane, was fined £3
and 12s. 6d. costs for selling milk diluted with 16 per cent,
of water.
James Chard, of 22, Nutford Place, was fined £1 and
12s. 0d. costs for selling milk diluted with 146 per cent,
water and deficient in milk fat to the extent of 10 per cent.
James Tompkins, of 56, Bell Street, was fined £1 and
12s. 6d. costs for selling milk diluted with 13 per cent, of
water.
Emily Neal, of 6, Salisbury Street, was fined 7s. 6d. and
12s. 6d. costs for selling milk diluted with 7'3 per cent, of
water.