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Bermondsey 1911
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1911
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Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1911.
No.
Sample.
Adulteration or Infringement.
Result.
Milk
Dismissed. Warranty proved
437s
First Quarter.
Added water 5 - 3 per cent.
473H
Milk
Added water 8.7 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
448s
Milk
Added water 3.3 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
477s
Milk
Added water 2.8 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
483s
Milk
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Added water 4-6 per cent.
498s
Milk
Added water 4.3 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
512s
Milk
Fined the costs 15/-
Added water 3 per cent.
525s
Milk
Added water 3.7 per cent.
Dismissed. Amount of adulteration
found at Somerset House too
small
Added water 2.7 per cent.
Separated Milk
551s
Fine 20/-; costs 15/-; also fined £5
for obstruction
Milk
Deficient in milk fat 93 per cent.
559s
Fine 20/-; costs 18/-
Malt Vinegar
Contained 95 per cent, of artificial
vinegar
Fine 5/- ; costs £1 16/-
591H
595s
Black Currant Jam
Contained 20 per cent, of apple
and raspberry
Fine 10/-; costs 15/-
Dismissed, £5 5/- costs against
Council. Magistrate stated that
the sample was a very low grade
of white pepper, in fact on the
border line
596s
White Pepper
Contained 10 per cent, of pepper
husk
Milk
Second Quarter.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
7s
Deficient in milk fat 24.3 per cent.
Added water 3.6 per cent.
Milk
Withdrawn on suggestion of Magistrate,
one of the witnesses for
defence being in a home for consumptives.
There was also a
warranty, which was apparently
good
10s
Butter
Fine 20/-; costs 15/6
17H
Consisted of Margarine 100 percent.
30s
Milk
Added water 11.8 per cent.
Fine £5; costs £3 7/-
31s
Milk
Withdrawn, costs included in No.
30s
Added water 19 per cent.
47H
Milk
Deficient in milk fat 15 per cent.
Fine 5/-; costs 15/-
57H
Milk
Fine 5/-; costs 15/-
Added water 4.1 per cent.
Milk
58s
Deficient in milk fat 11.3 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
70s
Milk
Deficient in milk fat 10 per cent.
Fined the costs 12/6
Milk
79s
Deficient in milk fat 22 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Milk
95s
Deficient in milk fat 8.7 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
116H
Milk
Added water 10 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Margarine
Fine 10/-; costs 17/-
131H
Wrapper not marked
129s
Milk
Deficient in milk fat 10 per cent.
Fine 10/-; costs 15/-
132s
Deficient in milk fat 24 per cent.
Milk
Fine 40/-; costs 17/-
Third Quarter.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Milk
Added water 8.1 per cent.
182H
202H
Margarine
Wrapper not marked
Fine 7/-; costs 14/-
207s
Margarine
Wrapper and bulk not marked
Fine 10/-; costs 17/-
218s
Milk
Added water 4.2 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Milk
225s
Added water 3.2 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
231s
Milk
Added water 5 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
240s
Milk
Added water 3.3 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Milk
241s
Added water 4 9 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
243s
Milk
Added water 4.1 per cent.
Fined the costs 15/-
Milk
Added water 3.3 per cent.
244s
Dismissed. Warranty proved
259H
Milk
Added water 10.8 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
271H
Margarine
Wrapper not marked
Fine 40/-; costs 15/6
Butter
Water beyond legal limit 2.9 per
cent.
265s
Fine 10/-; costs 15/-
Butter
269s
Water beyond legal limit 1.8 per
cent.
Fine 10/-; costs 15/-
275H
Milk
Added water 4.6 per cent.
Fined the costs 15/6
284H
Milk
Added water 10 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
283s
Milk
Added water 3.3 per cent, and deficient
in milk fat 4.3 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Fourth Quarter.
Contained 60 per cent. of margarine
Fine £3; costs 19/-
310H
Butter
Butter
Water beyond legal limit 1.9 per
cent.
311H
Fine 10/-; costs 15/-
Separated Milk
341H
Added water 61.8 per cent.
Fine £5 or 1 month imprisonment
Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1911.
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter. | |||
| 437s | Milk | Added water 5.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 473H | Milk | Added water 8.7 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 448s | Milk | Added water 3.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 477s | Milk | Added water 2.8 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 483s | Milk | Added water 4.6 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 498s | Milk | Added water 4.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 512s | Milk | Added water 3 per cent. | Fined the costs 15/- |
| 525s | Milk | Added water 3.7 per cent. | Dismissed. Amount of adulteration found at Somerset House too small |
| 551s | Separated Milk | Added water 2.7 per cent. | Fine 20/-; costs 15/-; also fined £5 for obstruction |
| 559s | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 93 per cent. | Fine 20/-; costs 18/- |
| 591H | Malt Vinegar | Contained 95 per cent, of artificial vinegar | Fine 5/- ; costs £1 16/- |
| 595s | Black Currant Jam | Contained 20 per cent, of apple and raspberry | Fine 10/-; costs 15/- |
| 596s | White Pepper | Contained 10 per cent, of pepper husk | Dismissed, £5 5/- costs against Council. Magistrate stated that the sample was a very low grade of white pepper, in fact on the border line |
| Second Quarter. | |||
| 7s | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 24.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 10s | Milk | Added water 3.6 per cent. | Withdrawn on suggestion of Magistrate, one of the witnesses for defence being in a home for consumptives. There was also a warranty, which was apparently good |
| 17H | Butter | Consisted of Margarine 100 percent. | Fine 20/-; costs 15/6 |
| 30s | Milk | Added water 11.8 per cent. | Fine £5; costs £3 7/- |
| 31s | Milk | Added water 19 per cent. | Withdrawn, costs included in No. 30s |
| 47H | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 15 per cent. | Fine 5/-; costs 15/- |
| 57H | Milk | Added water 4.1 per cent. | Fine 5/-; costs 15/- |
| Milk | 58s | Deficient in milk fat 11.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 70s | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 10 per cent. | Fined the costs 12/6 |
| 79s | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 22 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 95s | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 8.7 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 116H | Milk | Added water 10 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 131H | Margarine | Wrapper not marked | Fine 10/-; costs 17/- |
| 129s | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 10 per cent. | Fine 10/-; costs 15/- |
| 132s | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 24 per cent. | Fine 40/-; costs 17/- |
| Third Quarter. | |||
| 182H | Milk | Added water 8.1 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 202H | Margarine | Wrapper not marked | Fine 7/-; costs 14/- |
| 207s | Margarine | Wrapper and bulk not marked | Fine 10/-; costs 17/- |
| 218s | Milk | Added water 4.2 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 225s | Milk | Added water 3.2 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 231s | Milk | Added water 5 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 240s | Milk | Added water 3.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 241s | Milk | Added water 4.9 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 243s | Milk | Added water 4.1 per cent. | Fined the costs 15/- |
| 244s | Milk | Added water 3.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 259H | Milk | Added water 10.8 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 271H | Margarine | Wrapper not marked | Fine 40/-; costs 15/6 |
| 265s | Butter | Water beyond legal limit 2.9 per cent. | Fine 10/-; costs 15/- |
| 269s | Butter | Water beyond legal limit 1.8 per cent. | Fine 10/-; costs 15/- |
| 275H | Milk | Added water 4.6 per cent. | Fined the costs 15/6 |
| 284H | Milk | Added water 10 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 283s | Milk | Added water 3.3 per cent, and deficient in milk fat 4.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| Fourth Quarter. | |||
| 310H | Butter | Contained 60 per cent. of margarine | Fine £3; costs 19/- |
| 311H | Butter | Water beyond legal limit 1.9 per cent. | Fine 10/-; costs 15/- |
| 341H | Separated Milk | Added water 61.8 per cent. | Fine £5 or 1 month imprisonment |