Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1910
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1910.-Legal Proceedings, Particulars of Samples adulterated and result of action taken.
Description of Sample. | Nature of Adulteration | Result of Proceedings. | |
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No. | |||
107—Skimmed Milk | Admixed with 15 per cent. added water | Summons not served; adj. sine die; gone away. | |
115—Milk | Deficient of 7 per cent. Milk Fat | Costs, 22s. | |
138—Butter | Containing 30 per cent. Margarine | Fined £2, Costs, 22s. | |
139—Milk | Admixed with 5.5 per cent. added water | Summons not served. | |
146 „ | Deficient of 11 per cent. Milk Fat | Summons dismissed; proved warranty. | |
170—Butter | Admixed with 85 per cent. Margarine | Fined £3, Costs, 19s. 6d. | |
175 „ | „ 10 „ „ | „ £3, „ 17s. 6d. | |
196—Milk | Deficient of 18 per cent. Milk Fat | „ £2, „ 22s. | |
255 „ | „ 8 „ „ | Proved warranty; withdrawn on payment of Costs, 12s. 6d. | |
262 „ | „ 13 „ „ | Fined 10s., Costs, 12s. | |
267 „ | „ 5 „ „ | Dismissed. | |
272 „ | „ 5 „ „ | „ | |
273 „ | „ 7 „ „ | „ | |
274 „ | „ 7 „ „ | „ | |
276 „ | „ 12 „ „ | „ | |
309—Coffee | Admixed with 40 per cent. of Chicory | Fined £2 5s., Costs, 23s. | |
315—Milk | Admixed with 5 per cent. added water | „ £1, „ 12s. 6d. | |
377 „ | „ „ 8 „ „ | Summons not issued. | |
379 „ | „ „ 15 „ „ | „ „ |