Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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No. | Adulteration. | Remarks. |
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Official Samples. | ||
269 | 84 per cent. foreign fat | Vendor fined £2 and £1 3a. costs |
293 | 54 per cent. foreign fat | Vendor fined £7 and £1 3s. costs |
375 | 85 per cent. foreign fat | Vendor fined £2 and £1 3s. costs |
433 | 90 per cent. foreign fat | Defendant ordered to pay costs, 12s. |
435 | 90 per cent. foreign fat | Vendor fined £10 and £3 3s. costs |
451 and 452 | 87 per cent. foreign fat | Samples declared to be margarine at time of purchase, but the vendor was fined £3 and £3 3s. costs for selling margarine in a package not branded or durably marked |
Test Samples | ||
358 | Margarine | Official sample genuine |
391 | Margarine | Official sample No. 433 |
409 | Margarine | Official sample genuine |
447 | Margarine | Official samples Nos. 435, 451 and 452 |
No | Article. | Adulteration. | Remarks. |
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149 | Coffee | 5 per cent. added chicory | No action |
378 | Coffee | 35 per cent. added chicory | Vendor fined £2 and £1 3s costs |
525 | Coffee | 30 per cent. added chicory | Vendor fined £5 and £1 3s. costs |
553 | Coffee | 50 per cent. added chicory | Vendor fined 10s and £1 3s. costs |