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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
St Mary (Battersea) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea]
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| Name and Address of Vendor. | Description of Article. | Result of Analysis. | Fine and Costs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susannah Briggs, 3, Clyde Terrace, Swaby Road | Pepper | 13 3 per cent. mineral matter | s. | d- | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| George Wiffen, 1 Knowsley Road | Coffee | 20 per cent. Chicory | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Charles Sussens, 21, Granfield Street | Margarine | Margarine not fully labelled | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Williams, 130, Bridge Road | „ | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Vaughan, 145, Bridge Road West | Butter | Margarine not fully labelled | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Esther Bradley, 99, Church Road | „ | Margarine | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Emma Joyner, 59, Bridge Road West | „ | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ann Maria Allen, 52, Surrey Lane | „ | „ | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| E. Biggs, 26, Spicer Street | „ | „ | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Hillyer, 65, Bridge Road | „ | „ | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| William Robinson, 2, Thessaly Terrace New Road | Milk | 22 per cent. of extraneous water | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| Louisa Miller, 5, Hartington Terrace, Queen's Road | „ | 50 per cent. fat abstracted | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| James Scott, 87, Dorset Street | „ | 14 per cent. extraneous water | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Joseph Saunders, 71, Battersea Park Road | Butter | Margarine not labelled | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ellen Woodberry, 9, Battersea Park- Road | „ | „ | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| William Hobbs, 128, New Road | „ | „ | 1 | 12 | 0 |
The Sanitary Committee, acting on behalf of the Vestry in
the selection of articles for analysis, have had regard to the high
rate of mortality which exists among very young children,
which is doubtless due in many instances to the inferior quality
of the milk, which constitutes their sole diet, and they have
continued to give special attention to this important article of
food.