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
Bethnal Green 1919
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1919
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Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.
| Name of Article. | Identification Number given tothe Sample. | Result of Analysis. | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. | If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately. | If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly thecourse adopted in regard to each sample. | Information, if any, as toprevious convictions. | Remarks on any point of special interest. |
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| Milk | No. 41 | Contained 25 per cent. of added water. | Pined £100, costs, £5 5s. | ... | ... | 22nd June, 1905. Pined £2, including costs, for selling milk 17 per cent. deficient in fat. | ... |
| ,, | ,, 42 | Contained 12 per cent. of added water. | Pined £100, costs, £5 5s. | ... | ... | 8th January, 1907. Pined £4, for selling milk 14 per cent. deficient in fat. 15th August, 1911. Pined £3, costs £1 3s., for selling milk containing 8 per cent of added water. 16th May, 1912. Fined £5, costs £3 3s., on three summonses, for selling milk 7 per cent., 8 per cent. and 11 per cent. deficient in fat. 2nd September, 1915. Fined £50 on each of two summonses, for selling milk 18 per cent. and 13½ per cent. deficient in fat. | ... |