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Wimbledon 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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PROSECUTIONS.
| No. | ARTICLE. | Offence. | Result of Proceedings | Remarks. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fines. | Costs. | ||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 9 | Milk | 5 per cent. added water | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| 10 | „ | 10 per cent. added water | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | „ | 4 per cent. added water | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | „ | 18 per cent. added water | 1 | 10 | 6 | Vendor undertook to surrender certificate as milk seller. | |||
| 13 | Pork Sausage | 31 per cent. or 21¾ grains per lb. of Boric Acid | ... | ... | Summons not heard at end of year. | ||||
| Obstructing Officer and refusing to sell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ... | Defendant undertook to surrender certificate as milk seller. | ||||
The Local Government Board suggested in a circular letter
(dated July, 1906) to Local Authorities, that milk traders should be
notified, by circular or otherwise, that action would be taken under
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts where preservatives are found in
milk. The Council accordingly directed that a copy of the following
notice should be sent to all cowkeepers, dairymen and purveyors of
milk in the Borough.
BOROUGH OF WIMBLEDON.
PRESERVATIVES IN MILK.
The Town Council of Wimbledon desire to warn Milk Dealers
carrying on business in the Borough against the objectionable practice
of adding preservatives to milk. Experience shews that the use of preservatives
is unnecessary, even in hot weather, and where milk travels
long distances by rail. It is of the highest importance that milk which
forms so large a part of the food of infants, invalids, and convalescents,
should be supplied in a pure state.