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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

City of London 1920

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920

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Name of Article.Identification No. given to the sample in the Quarterly Report.Result of Analysis.If auy legal pro ceedings wore instituted uuder the Sale of Food & Lirugs Acts, state result, showing fine? and costs separately.If any legal proceedings were instituted uuder Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample.Information, if any, as to previous convictions.Remarks on auy point of special interest.
*Butter ...42190 per cent. Margarine......Vendor re-sampled Same Vendor as No. 454.
*Milk ...43512 „ added Water......Vendor re-sampled Same Vendor as No. 445.
,,44512 ,, ,, ,,Fined £10 and£l Is. Costs....
*Butte ...45090 ,, Margarine............Margarine declared on two subsequent visits.
,, ...45490 „ „Summons witddrawn on payment of Costs, £2 2s..
* ,, ...45990 „ ,,......Vendor cautioned.
* ,, ...46090 ,, ,,...re-sampled....Subsequent
* ,, ...46190 „ ,,......Vendor re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 494.samples genuine.
* ,, ...46990 ,, ,,......Vendor re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 495.
* ,, ...47290„ ,,......Vendor re-sampled....Subsequent samples genuine.
* ,, ...48190 „ ,,......,, ,, Same Vendor as No. 505.
* ,, ...49090 ,, ,,......Vendor cautioned.
*,, ...49390 ,, ,,...0...,, re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 506.
,, ...49490 ,, ,,. . ....Vendor cautioned.
,, ...49590 ,, ,,......„ re-sampled....Margarine notice now exhibited.
,, ...50590 „ ,,Fined £5 and £2 2s. Costs.
,, ...50690 „ ,,Fined £2 and £1 Is. Costs.
* ,, ...51290 ,, ,,......Vendor cautioned.
* ,, ...51590 ,, ,,......,, ,,
* ,, ...51990 „ ,,......,, ,,
* ,, ...55590 ,, ,,......,, ,,
* ,, ...56290 ,, ,,......„ re-sampled....Margarine notice exhibited on subsequent visit.
* ,, ...57390 „ ,,......if Same Vendor as No. 605.
* ,, ...57490 „ ,,......Vendor re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 658.
* ,, ...57690 ,, ,,......Vendor re-sampled. Same Vendor as
Coffee ...59119 ,, ChicoryFined £5 and 21$ Costs....No. 606.
* Samples taken informally. All samples free from boric acid and formalin.