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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1914
Abstracts
ADULTERATED SAMPLES.—
| Sample marked. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | Action taken, with result of prosecution. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLB. 648 | Tincture of Iodine | Inspector | 12 per cent of the prescribed amount of Iodine and 9.6 per cent. or the prescribed amount of Potassium Iodide deficient | No proceedings taken, per centage of adulteration too small. |
| 650 | Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | do. | 1.57 per cent. of Ammonia, instead of 0 96 per cent. prescribed by the Pharmacopœia | do. do. do. |
| 651 | do. do. | do. | 1.23 per cent of Ammonia, instead of 0 96 per cent. prescribed by the Pharmacopoeia | do. do. do. |
| 652 | do. do. | do | 0.80 per cent. of Ammonia, instead of 0.96 per cent. prescribed by the Pharmacopoeia | do. do. do. |
| 659 | Coffee | do. | 57 per cent. of Chicory | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d, costs. |
| 681 | *Milk | do. | 2 per cent. of added water | Cautioned by letter. |
| 690 | Margarine | do. | 100 per cent. of Margarine | Margarine wrapper not labelled. Fined £1 and £1 3s. 6d. costs. |
| 691 | do. | do. | 100 do. do. | Margarine wrapper not labelled. Fined 12s. 6d. and £1 5s. costs. |
| 697 | Coffee | do. | 88 per cent. of Chicory | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 699 | do. | do. | 26 do. do. | Fined £1 and £1 5s. costs |
| 704 | *Milk | do. | 4 per cent. of added water | Cautioned by letter. |
| 732 | *do. | do. | 16 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | Fined 10s. and £1 13s. 6d. costs. |
| 753 | Margarine | do. | The fat of the sample contained 25 per cent. of Butter fat | No prosecution as the admixture of butter fat appeared to be accidental. |
*All free from Boric Acid and Formalin.