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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

Battersea 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]

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63
Factories, Workshops, Workplaces
and Homework.

Table: Legal Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs andMargarine Acts.

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.
775Milk7 3% extraneous waterFined £2 and £2 2s. costs, inclusive for the three cases.
776„6 47% extraneous water
777„213% extraneous water
819„9% extraneous waterNo fine, 12s. 6d. costs.
822„7.4% extraneous waterNo fine, 12s. fid. costs.
834„7% extraneous waterNo fine, 12s. 6d. costs.
835„12 94% extraneous water and 11 87% fat abstractedFined £2 and £11s. costs.
837„14 7% extraneous waterFined £2 and £2 2s. costs.
843„9% fat abstractedFined £1 and £1 costs.
860„4% extraneous waterFined 10s. and £1 costs.
877„917% extraneous waterVendor fined £1 and £1 costs. Seller, no fine, 2s. costs.
896„23% extraneous waterFined £4 and £4 costs.
897„28% extraneous water and
„5% fat abstracted
924„7 3% fat abstractedDismissed (warranty).
34„6 3% extraneous waterDismissed (warranty)
41„7 5% extraneous waterNo 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 abstractedFined £5 and £2 2s. costs.
213„4% extraneous waterFined 2s. 6d. and 10s. fid. costs.
283„7.5% extraneous waterNo fine, £2 2s. costs.
236„7.3% fat abstractedNo fine, £2 2s. costs.
242„10% fat abstractedNo fins, £2 2s. costs.
255„9.3% fat abstractedNo fine, Vendor to pay £1 costs
285Vinegar17.5% extraneous waterFined 8s. and 12s. costs.
313Milk5.65% extraneous water and 5.3% fat abstractedFined £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 waterFined £5 and £3 3s. costs.
340„15% extraneous waterWithdrawn. Cork of third portion of sample blew out.
360„17% extraneous waterFined £1 10s. and £3 3s. costs.
372„10% extraneous waterFined £2 and £11s. costs.
389„10% fat abstractedDismissed (warranty).
414„7.6% extraneous waterFined £4 and £2 2s. costs.
499„5% extraneous waterFined £3 and £11s. costs.
542„19% fat abstractedDismissed (warranty).
606„12.2% extraneous waterDismissed (warranty).
607Separated Milk4.6% extraneous waterFined £1 and £11s costs.
659Milk5.177% extraneous waterDismissed (warranty).
703Separated Milk13.33% extraneous waterFined £1 and £11s. costs.
741Milk4.9% extraneous waterDismissed (warranty). Proceedings against Warrantor, fined £1 and /3 3s. costs.
746„8% extraneous waterFined £1 and £11s. costs.

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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and
Workplaces.
Particulars.
Found on
Inspection.
Remedied.
Referred to
H.M. Inspector.
Number of
Prosecutions.
1
2
3
4
5
Nuisances under Public Health A ct:—
NIL.
NIL.
Want of Cleanliness
54
54
Want of Ventilation
1
1
Overcrowding
3
3
Want of drainage of floors
—
—
Other nuisances
71
71
Sanitary
accommodation
Insufficient
10
10
Unsuitable or defective
69
69
Not separate for the sexes
2
2
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse
(Sec. 101)
—
—
Lack of Special Sanitary Requirements to
Bakehouses (Secs. 97 to 100)
46
46
Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to
Outworkers which are included in Part 3 of
this Report)
—
—
Total
256
256