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Prosecution of Thomas Sands.
In consequence of certain information received by the Clerk,
from Mr. W. P. J ones, the Fulham Superintendent, as to the death
of one of the horses, No. 43 (black gelding), on Saturday, 28th
October last, he (the Clerk) caused a post mortem examination to
be held on the Sunday morning which he attended, and, on the
result of that examination, applied to the Police to take the carman
(Thomas Sands), into custody, charging him with unlawfully and
maliciously killing the said horse, and later in the day the carman
was apprehended.
Sands was brought before the Magistrate and by him committed
for trial. He was tried at the Middlesex Sessions on Thursday,
9th November, and sentenced to nine months hard labour.
It is hoped that the example thus made will act as a deterrent
upon the men employed by the Board, and assist in making them
more amenable to discipline, which it is found very difficult to
enforce among this class of men.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The Board, in July 1881, re-appointed Mr. E. H. Davies as
Public Analyst for this District, and a Summary of the various
articles of food submitted to him for analysis, with the result of the
examination, will be found annexed (see Appendix No. 5 ).
There is still great difficulty in obtaining convictions in cases of
adulterated milk, as evidenced in the case of the prosecution instituted
against Walter Townshend, of 1, Estcourt Boad, Fulham, the
Analyst's Certificate stating the sample to consist of:—
Milk (of average quality)—92 parts
Added water 8 ,,
and notwithstanding the fact that this was Townshend's second
offence (he having been cautioned on the 5th April, 1882), the
Magistrate dismissed the summons with two guineas costs against
the Board.
Walter Rodway, of 1, Raynham Road, Hammersmith, was
summoned for refusing to sell milk to the Inspector for the purpose
of Analysis, and the person in charge of the shop (Defendant's
Wife) admitted that she refused to serve upon the ground that she
had no milk to spare. Although the refusal to serve was fully
proved, this summons was dismissed by the Magistrate.
Survey of the District.
The Board has had under consideration for some considerable
time the necessity of having a complete and correct map of the
district, shewing all the alterations that have taken place since the
formation of the Board in the year 1856. The matter is before
the Works Committee to enquire and report as to the best mode of
carrying it out. The Committee have not yet been able to
present a report thereon.