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St Mary (Battersea) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea]

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TABLE VI.

Name of SampleAdulteration.Action taken.Result.Remarks.
Milk40 per cent. waterVendor summonedNo serviceAbsconded
„25„...False address, summons not served
„25 ,,„DismissedCase A (see below)
„22 ,,„Fined 5/- & 12/6 costs
„12 „„DismissedTechnicality. Cautioned by Bench.
„14„Fined 1/- & 12/6 costs
„12 „No action...Private purchaser
„10 „Vendor summonedDismissedWarranty
„10 „„DismissedCase B (see below)
„8 „—Further sample
„7 „Vendor summonedFined 5/- & 12/6 costsFurther sample
„6 „_-
„5 „—...
„3 „—...Further sample
„3 „Vendor cautioned......
„50 per cent. fat abstractedVendor summonedFined 3/- and 2/-costs...
„23 „No action...Private purchaser
„5 „Vendor cautioned......
„5 „„......
„5 „„......
ButterMargarineVendor summonedFined 30/- and 2/-costs...
„„„Fined 20/- and 2/-costs......
„„„Fined 20/- and 2/-costs...
„„„Fined 7/6 & 12/6 costs...
„„„Fined 7/6 & 12/6 costs...
„„„Fined 10/- & 12/6 costs...
„„„Fined 10/- & 12/6 costs...
„„„Fined 7/6 & 12/6 costs...
„„„Fined 6d. & 11/6 costs...-
„„„Fined 8/6 & 13/6 costs...
„„„Fined 49/6 & 12/6 costs...
„„„DismissedCase C (see below)
„„„„Case D (see below)
Coffee80 per cent. chicory„„...
„60 „„„...
„60 ,,„Fined £5 & 12/6 costs...
„45 „No action...Sold as Mixtures
„40 „„...
„30 „„...
„20 ,,Vendor summonedFined £2 & 12/6 costs...
7 „Vendor cautioned......
Black Pepper13.3 per cent. mineral matterVendor summonedFined 10/- & 12/6 costs...
„8.8 „Vendor cautioned......

Casks A & B.—In these cases the summonses were dismissed on the ground that the summons
should state that the article had been sold to the " prejudice of the purchaser."
Cases C & D.—These cases were dismissed on the ground that the article could not be seen in
the shop, and that it was therefore not " exposed for sale."