[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of] page 60

Battersea 1922

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

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Table: Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

No. of Sample.	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adulteration, &c.	Result of Proceedings.
822	Milk	9.0% deficient in fat	Fined £2 10s. in each case — £10 in all. Samples taken in course of delivery.
825	Milk	8.0% deficient in fat
826	Milk	5.0% deficient in fat
828	Milk	2.23% extraneous water
		and 13.71% deficient in fat j
857	Separated Milk	15.17% extraneous water	First defendant fined £3.
857	Separated Milk	15.17% extraneous water	Second defendant fined 5s.
863	Milk	5.4% extraneous water	Dismissed. Warranty defence.
906	Milk	8 • 1 % extraneous water C	Dismissed. Samples taken in course of delivery.
907	Milk	6 0% extraneous water .j	Dismissed. Samples taken in course of delivery.
972	Separated Milk	15.7%extraneous water	Fined £2 2s. and £1 Is. costs in each case or 56 days imprisonment in default—7 days to pay.
973	Separated Milk
976	Milk	5.0% deficient in fat	Dismissed. Warranty defence.
24	Milk	6.0% deficient in fat	Fined £1 and £3 3s. costs on sample. No. 26. Samples taken in course of delivery.
25	Milk	12.3%deficient in fat
26	Milk	45.0% deficient in fat

236	Milk	36.0% deficient in fat	First defendant ordered to pay £3 3s. costs. Second defendant fined 10s.
310	Milk	10.2% extraneous water	First defendant fined £4 and £1 Is. costs.
313	Milk	14.5% extraneous water	Each defendant fined 20s. and 10s. costs.
334	Milk	14*0% extraneous water	Each defendant fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs.
344	Milk	10.0% extraneous water	Fined 10s. and £1 1s. costs.
363	Milk	20.0% deficient in fat	Dismissed. Warranty defence. Sample taken in course of delivery.
472	Milk	4.5% extraneous water	Dismissed. Warranty defence.
485	Milk	11 % extraneous water	Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs.
537	Milk	6.5% extraneous water	Dismissed on payment of £1 1s. costs.
610	Rice	0 • 90% of mineral matter0.40% in excess of sug.	Fined £5 and £5 5s. costs. Case against employee dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.