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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
Southwark 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Name and Address of Vendor. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| George M. Smith, 124,Borough High street | Lime juice cordial | Salicylic acid; salicylic compounds equivalent to salicylic acid 8 grains to the pint, or salicylate of sodium 19.5 grains to the pint | Summons dismissed. Note:—The evidence for the prosecution did not satisfy the Magistrate that the amount of salicylic acid in this article was sufficient to render the article dangerous to health |
| Herbert Lane, 124, Borough High street | Lime juice cordial | Salicylic acid; salicylic compounds equivalent to salicylic acid 8 grains to the pint, or salicylate of sodium 19.5 grains to the pint | Summons withdrawn. Note:—This summons and the preceding one refer to the same sample |
| William Kilvington, 45, Webber row | Milk | 18.8 per cent. abstraction of milk fat | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| John Lewis, 56, Brunswick street | Margarine | Sold in an unmarked wrapper | Fined £2 and 12/6 costs |
| Thomas Middleton, 167, Hillingdon street | Green peas (preservd,) | Sulphate of copper: copper compounds equivalent to copper 0.7 grains to the lb., or sulphate of copper 2'8 grains to the lb. | Fined £1 and 14/6 costs |