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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
Woolwich 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XVIII.
Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1st January to 31st December, 1902.
| Article. | Result of Analysis. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Date of Hearing. | Result of Summons. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | Excess of moisture 3.8 above standard allowed (19.8) | Pearks, Gunston & Tee, 96, High Street, Plumstead | 1902 Jan. 3 | Adjourned sine die. Withdrawn |
| Milk | 33 per cent, fat abstracted | Reuben Mehew, Lakedale Road, Plumstead | Feb. 28 | Fined £10 and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 14 „ added water | Thomas Lambeth, 65, Vicarage Road, Plumstead | Mar. 26 | Fined 20/- and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 26 ,, fat abstracted | Richard Pace, Keightley House, Southwood Road, Eltham | June 5 | Fined £3 and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 16 ,, do. | Eliza Mabey, 25, Brookhill Road, Woolwich | 5 | Fined 20/- and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 10 ,, do. | L. A. Dyer, Longlands Park Dairy, Eltham | „ 17 | Fined £3 and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 10 „ do. | Mary St. Clue, 89, Maxey Road, Plumstead | ,, 17 | Fined £3 and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 23 „ do. | Herbert Balster, Plumstead Common Road. | „ 5 | Fined £4 and 23/- costs |
| Vinegar | 10 „ added water | Webb & Ellen, 3, Anglesea Road, Woolwich | July 10 | Fined 10/- and £3 3s. costs |
| Milk | 26 „ fat abstracted | Patrick McCormack, 18, Charlton Vale, Woolwich | „ 25 | Fined 30/- and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 13 „ do. | Wm. E. Corp, 3, Wellington Street, Woolwich | Aug. 14 | Fined £5 and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 10 „ do. | A. Handsley, 2, Stannary Street, Kennington Green | „ 14 | Warranty proved and summons withdrawn |
| Milk Butter | 13 do. 4/5 margarine | Ellen Dennis, 90, Brookhill Road, Woolwich 36, Arthur Street, Plumstead | „ 14 „ 14 | Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs Fined 20/- and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 17 per cent. fat abstracted | Wm. Sundry, 1, Walmer Road, Plumstead | „ 14 | Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 160 grains per gal. Boracic acid | Salisbury, Semley & Gillingham Dairy Co., Fisherton, Salisbury | Sept. 16 | Fined 40/- and £5 5s. costs |
| Milk | 13 per cent. fat abstracted | G. J. Harvey, Tooleys Farm. Dunmow | „ 16 | Fined £3 and £1 5s. costs |
| Milk | 120 grains per gal. Boracic Acid | A. Line, Belcot, Tenterden, Kent | „ 16 | Fined £20 and £3 3s. costs. |
| Milk | 10 per cent. fat abstracted | „ „.. | „ 16 | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| Milk | 16, added water | Wm. H. Letley, 38, High Street, Woolwich. | Dec. 15 | Fined £3 and 23/- costs |