Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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60
Legal Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs and
Margarine Acts.
Number
of
Sample.
Article.
Nature of Offence or Adulteration, &c.
Result of Proceedings.
775
Milk
7 3% extraneous water
Fined £2 and £2 2s. costs,
inclusive for the three cases.
776
„
6 47% extraneous water
777
„
213% extraneous water
819
„
9% extraneous water
No fine, 12s. 6d. costs.
822
„
7.4% extraneous water
No fine, 12s. fid. costs.
834
„
7% extraneous water
No fine, 12s. 6d. costs.
835
„
12 94% extraneous water and
11 87% fat abstracted
Fined £2 and £1 1s. costs.
837
„
14 7% extraneous water
Fined £2 and £2 2s. costs.
843
„
9% fat abstracted
Fined £1 and £1 costs.
860
„
4% extraneous water
Fined 10s. and £1 costs.
877
„
917% extraneous water
Vendor fined £1 and £1 costs.
Seller, no fine, 2s. costs.
896
„
23% extraneous water
Fined £4 and £4 costs.
897
„
28% extraneous water and
„
5% fat abstracted
924
„
7 3% fat abstracted
Dismissed (warranty).
34
„
6 3% extraneous water
Dismissed (warranty)
41
„
7 5% extraneous water
No fine, £5 5s. costs, inclusive
for the three cases.
133
„
4.1% extraneous water
136
„
4.3% extraneous water
85
„
7.5% extraneous water and
13.3% fat abstracted
Fined £5 and £2 2s. costs.
213
„
4% extraneous water
Fined 2s. 6d. and 10s. fid. costs.
283
„
7.5% extraneous water
No fine, £2 2s. costs.
236
„
7.3% fat abstracted
No fine, £2 2s. costs.
242
„
10% fat abstracted
No fins, £2 2s. costs.
255
„
9.3% fat abstracted
No fine, Vendor to pay £1 costs
285
Vinegar
17.5% extraneous water
Fined 8s. and 12s. costs.
313
Milk
5.65% extraneous water and
5.3% fat abstracted
Fined £1 in each case and £3 3s.
costs in all.
314
„
4.59% extraneous water and
45.45% fat abstracted
315
„
542% extraneous water and
16.6% fat abstracted
316
„
3.65% extraneous water
Fined £5 and £3 3s. costs.
340
„
15% extraneous water
Withdrawn. Cork of third
portion of sample blew out.
360
„
17% extraneous water
Fined £1 10s. and £3 3s. costs.
372
„
10% extraneous water
Fined £2 and £1 1s. costs.
389
„
10% fat abstracted
Dismissed (warranty).
414
„
7.6% extraneous water
Fined £4 and £2 2s. costs.
499
„
5% extraneous water
Fined £3 and £1 1s. costs.
542
„
19% fat abstracted
Dismissed (warranty).
606
„
12.2% extraneous water
Dismissed (warranty).
607
Separated Milk
4.6% extraneous water
Fined £1 and £1 1s costs.
659
Milk
5.177% extraneous water
Dismissed (warranty).
703
Separated Milk
13.33% extraneous water
Fined £1 and £1 1s. costs.
741
Milk
4.9% extraneous water
Dismissed (warranty).
Proceedings against Warrantor,
fined £1 and /3 3s. costs.
746
„
8% extraneous water
Fined £1 and £1 1s. costs.