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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
Deptford 1915
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| Sample No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 18 T | Butter | 6 per cent, of added water .. | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Sample taken in course of delivery. Warranty unsuccessfully pleaded. Vendor cautioned. |
| 21 T | ,, | 4 percent. milk fat abstracted | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 47 T | Dripping | 2 per cent. water | — | — | |||||
| 55 P | Milk | 10 per cent. milk fat abstracted | — | — | Summons dismissed Warranty proved Informal sample | ||||
| 58 S | ,, | An artificially prepared milk | _ | — | |||||
| containing fat 2 94 per cent.. solids, not fat 8 84 per cent., the solid ingredients did not possess the character of milk solids. Deficiency in fat 2 per cent. | |||||||||
| 49 T | ,, | 4 percent. milk fat abstracted | _ | — | Summons dismissed. | ||||
| 53 T | ,, | 11 ,, ,, ,, | — | — | Warranty proved do. | ||||
| 5 | Butter | Water 1 per cent.in excess | _ | _ | Vendor cautioned | ||||
| 71 H | Milk | of legal maximum. Boric acid 0 20 per cent. 3 per cent. milk fat abstracted | - | - | Summons dismissed Warranty proved Vendor cautioned | ||||
| 69 S | ,, | 1 ,, ,, ,, | — | — | |||||
| 73 S | ,, | 3 per cent. added water | — | — | do. | ||||
| 66 SY | ,, | 90 per cent. milk fat abstracted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 10 | 0 | or 21 days' imprisonment | |
| 50 H | Separated Milk | Boric acid 0.16 grains per pint | — | — | Vendor cautioned | ||||
| 69 H | ,, | 5 per cent. added water | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 10 | 0 | ||
| 73 K | ,, | 2 ,, ,, ,, | — | — | do. | ||||
| — | Milk | Obstruction of inspector | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | or 28 days' imprisonment | ||
| SUMMARY. | |||||||||
| Fines | £26 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Costs | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | £35 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
The Board of Agriculture and Milk Prosecutions.
The Board have recently sent a circular to local authorities suggesting
"that before proceedings are instituted under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts on analytical evidence in respect of the sale of a sample
of milk, there should be a preliminary investigation by an officer of the
local authority, or that the milk producer should be given an opportunity
of making any explanation or representation which he may desire to
offer," this suggestion is not of recent origin, as suggestions similar to