London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hackney 1910
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1910
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Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1910.
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 77 | Milk | 14.12% added water | Fined | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 83 | Butter | 85.6% foreign fat | Fined | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | ... | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | Milk | 9.41% added water | Fined | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 92 | Milk | 5.06% added water | Withdrawn by order of Public Health Committee | ... | ... | ||||
| 133 | Milk | 30.12% added water | Fined | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 1c | Milk | 6.57% added water | Withdrawn on certificate of Government Analyst | ... | ... | ||||
| 37c | Milk | 317"% fat abstracted | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 39c | Milk | 15% fat abstracted | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 65c | Milk | 11.76% added water | Withdrawn on payment of costs | ... | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 65c | Milk | 11.76% added water | Bound over in the sum of £5 to appear for judgment when called upon | ... | ... | ||||
| 33d | Milk | 11.7% fat abstracted | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 47d | Milk | 18% fat abstracted | Withdrawn by order of Public Health Committee | ... | ... | ||||
| 55d | Milk | 9.88% added water, 2.59% fat abstracted | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 25f | Butter | 84.1% foreign fat | Withdrawn. (See next summons) | ... | ... | ||||
| Carried forward | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 6 | |||
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