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Southwark 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Name and Address of Vendor.
Sample.
Result of Analysis.
Result of Proceedings.
Mary Jane Bushnell,
145, East-street
Butter
93 per cent. of margarine
Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs
Arthur Handsley,
356, Kennington-road
Milk
25 per cent. deficient in cream
Fined 20/- and 12/6 costs
Great Western Dairy Co.
Milk
15 per cent. deficient in cream
and 4 per extraneous water
Summons withdrawn
Reuben Thomas,
35, Tarn-street
Butter
93 per cent. of margarine
Fined £20 and 12/6 costs
Henry Williams or Henry
Falkner, 05, Abbey-st.
Skimmed milk
33 per cent. extraneous water
Fined 40/- and 12/6 costs
Edward Gardiner,
150, Tabard-street
Obstructing the Inspector
Fined £3 and 42/- costs
/
Edward Gardiner,
150, Tabard-street
Assaulting the agent
Fined £2 and 21/- costs
Herbert Jones,
21. Globe-street
Milk
18 per cent. deficient in cream
Summons dismissed. The defendant
challenged the result of the Council's
analysis. Third portion was
accordingly sent to Somerset House
and the result of this last analysis
showed the milk to be of normal
quality. The defendant also had
his portion of the sample analysed
by his own analyst, and the result
of this analysis practically agreed
with that of Somerset House
David Davies,
Salvation Army Shelter,
Blackfriars-road
Refusing to sell a
sample of milk to
the Inspector
Fined £3 and 4/- costs. In default 1
month imprisonment