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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
Croydon 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
Table VIII. gives the number of samples taken by the Inspector
under the Acts during the year, the results of the analyses and the
action taken thereon.
PROSECUTIONS, 1918.
| Date of Purchase. | Defendant. | Charge. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | £ | s | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Jan. 4 | H. E. H. | Selling Milk adulterated with 7 per Cent. of added water | Convicted | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| „ 4 | „ | Selling Milk adulterated with 8 per Cent. of added water | „ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| „ 31 | C. B. | Selling Milk adulterated with 28 per Cent. of added water and 15 per Cent. deficient of its fat | „ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| „ 31 | T. F. & Co. | Selling Milk 15 per Cent. deficient of its fat | „ | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| ,, 31 | W & s. | Selling Milk adulterated with 22 per Cent. of added water and 5 per Cent. deficient of its fat | „ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Feb. 26 | C. B. | Selling Milk adulterated with 26 per Cent. of added water | „ | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| Mar. 22 | G. C. C. | Selling Milk 31 per Cent. deficient of its fat | No Conviction | Warranty | Proved | ||||
| May 10 | A.J. | Selling Milk adulterated with 6 per Cent. of added water | Convicted | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| July 21 | S. S. & G. D. Co. | Selling Milk adulterated with 9 per Cent. of added water | „ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
| Sept. 20 | T.J. | Selling Milk 26 per Cent. deficient of its fat | „ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Nov. 6 | E. F. | Selling Milk adulterated with 15 per Cent. of added water | „ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Nov. 6 | A. J. | Selling Milk adulterated with 6 per Cent. of added water | „ | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| „ 24 | A. G. | Selling Milk adulterated with l8 per Cent. of added water | „ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| „ 24 | G. W. B. | Selling Milk adulterated with 7 per Cent. of added water | „ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Dec. 17 | S. . S& G. D. Co. | Selling Milk adulterated with 4 per Cent. ot added water | No Conviction | - | - | ||||
| „ 17 | „ | Selling Milk adulterated with 3 per Cent. of added water | „ | - | - | ||||
| „ 017 | „ | Selling Milk adulterated with 4 4 per Cent. of added water | Convicted | *10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 143 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 6 | |||
*This penalty was inflicted after taking into consideration the two preceding cases.