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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 58.
Prosecutions under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts during 1922.
| No. | Article. | Nature of Offence. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bread and Butter | Consisted of Bread and Margarine | Joyce's Cafe, Ltd., la Herbert Road, Plumstead | Pine £2 and £1/18/0 costs |
| 2 | Bread and Butter | Consisted of Bread and Margarine | A. Harrington, 148 Sandy Hill Road, Plumstead | Fine £1 and £1/18/0 costs |
| 3 | Coffee | Contained7% of chicory | T. M. Hall, 205 Albert Road, North Woolwich | Pine 5s. and £1/10/0 costs |
| 4 | Milk | Contained 23.53% of added water and deficient in fat 15.34% | G. Woolsey, 68 Kirkham Street, Plumstead | Dismissed—warranty proved |
| 5 | do. | Contained 5% of added water and colouring matter | F. F. Wilkinson, 52 Whitworth Road, Plumstead | Pine £2 and 15s. costs |
| 6 | do. | False Warranty to G. Woolsey | United Dairies Wholesale, Ltd. | Dismissed |
| 7 | do. | 14.33% deficient in fat and coloured with annatto | W. G. Gittings, 59 Tuam Road, Plumstead | Pine £1 and 21s. costs |
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