Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920
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No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
42w | Milk | 8.24% added water | Dismissed (Warranty proved) | - | - | ||||
68 | „ | 16.6% fat abstracted | Withdrawn on payment of | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
84w | „ | 26.47% added water | Dismissed (Warranty proved | - | - | ||||
95w | „ | 5.53% added water | Dismissed on payment of | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
42w | „ | Gave alleged false warranty to milk vendor. | Dismissed | - | - | ||||
84w | „ | „ „ | „ | - | —- | ||||
148w | „ | 2.83% added water | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
147w | „ | 1.77% added water | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
161w | „ | 21% fat abstracted | Dismissed. (Warranty proved). | - | - | ||||
161w | „ | Gave alleged false warranty to milk vendor. | Dismissed | - | - | ||||
214w | „ | 23.3% fat abstracted | „ | - | - | ||||
215w | „ | „ | „ | - | - | ||||
101x | „ | 7.52% added water | Withdrawn (3rd sample burst) | - | - | ||||
255x | Cocoa | 16% sugar | Fined | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
28y | Margarine | Exposed for sale unlabeled. | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
28y | „ | Served in plain wrapper. | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
36y | Vinegar | 22.5% added water | „ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
88y | Milk | 5.88% added water | Ordered to pay | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
118y | „ | 2.35% added water | Withdrawn | - | - | ||||
123y | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper. | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
145y | Milk | 32.7% fat abstracted | Dismissed. (Warranty proved.) | - | - | ||||
145y | „ | Gave alleged false warranty to milk vendor. | Dismissed | - | |||||
Carried forward | 15 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 6 |