Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The visits paid by Inspector Low in connection with the milk and meat trades are shown in the following Table :—
Nature of Premises. | WARD. No. of Inspections. | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West, | Central | East. | South, | S Nor. | U. N ">r. | ||
Slaughter-houses | 932 | 422 | 15 | 364 | 69 | 66 | 1868 |
Butchers | 222 | 233 | 20 | 52 | 62 | 27 | 616 |
Fishmongers | 18 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 133 |
Markets | 49 | 50 | 99 | ||||
Cowkeepers | 74 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 24 | 52 | 255 |
Milk Purveyors | 145 | 25 | 47 | 61 | 45 | 77 | 400 |
Total | 1391 | 806 | 129 | 591 | 217 | 237 | 3371 |
PROSECUTIONS, 1905
Date. | Defendant. | Charge. | Result. |
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Jan. 3 | W. T. D. | Selling Butter adulterated with 89 per cent. Foreign Fat | Convicted, and Fined £5 and 7s. 6d costs. |
Feb. 14 | W. E. E. | Selling adulterated Brandy | Convicted, and Fin d £5 and £12 18s. 6d. costs. |
May 9 | K. H. | Selling Butter adulterated with 80 per cent. Foreign Fat | Convicted, and Fined £1 and 7s. 6d. costs. |
June 24 | H. G. W. | Selling Butter adulterated with 55 per cent. Foreign Fat | Convicted, and Fine.l 10s. and 7s. 6d. costs. |
June 24 | E. W. W. | Selling Butter adulterated with about 20 per cen'. Foreign Fat | Convicted, and Fined £1 and 7s. 6d. costs. |
Oct. 21] | F. W. G. | Selling Mi k adulterated with about 11 per cent Additional Waer | Convicted, and Fined £5 and 7s. 6d. costs. |
Oct. 21 | J. E. C. | Selling Coffee adulterated with 80 per cent, of Chicor/ | Convicted, and Fined £1 and 7s. 6d. costs. |
Dec. 9 | W. S. R. S. | Selling Butter adulterated with 50 per cent Foreign Fat | Convicted, and Fined £1 and 7s. 6d. costs. |
Dec. 30 | J. L. | Selling Butter adulterated with 95 per cent. Foreign Fat | Convicted, and Fined £1 and 7s, 6d. costs. |
Dec. 30 | Messrs. D. & C. | Trading as Wholesale Dealers in Margarine without Registration | Defendants subsequently Registered, and summons was withdrawn on payment of 5s. costs. |