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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1914]
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.L.B. | ||||
| 2 | *Milk | Inspector | 6 per cent, of added water | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 4 | *do. | do. | 3 ,, ,, | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 5 | *do. | do. | 3 ,, ,, | Cautioned by letter. |
| 12 | *do. | do. | 13 ,, ,, | Fined £5 and £2 2s. costs. |
| 357 | †do. | do. | 0 0004 per cent. of formaldehyde | Fined £2 and £1 Is. costs. |
| 360 | †do. | do. | 0.0004 | Fined £2 and £1 Is. costs. |
| 415 | *do. | do. | 3 per cent. of added water | Cautioned by letter. |
| 419 | *do. | do. | 3 ,, ,, | ,, |
| 424 | *do. | do. | 4 | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 441 | Mustard | do. | 29 per cent. of wheat flour and ½ per cent. of Turmeric | |
| 447 | Margarine | do. | 100 per cent. of Margarine | Margarine wrapper not labelled. Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 448 | do. | do. | 100 „ ,, | Margarine wrapper not labelled. Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 449 | do. | do. | 100 „ | Margarine wrapper not labelled Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 458 | *Milk | do. | 16 per cent. of added water | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 488 | §do. | do. | 7 per cent. of added water and 2.4 grains of boric acid to the pint | Fined 5s. and £1 4s. costs |
| 490 | †do. | do. | 0 0002 per cent. of formaldehyde | Fined 5s. and £1 4s. costs. |
| 499 | Olive Oil | do. | 60 per cent of cottonseed oil | No prosecution (sample not guaranteed by vendor). |
| 534 | *Milk | do. | Trace of nitrite | No prosecution (percentage of nitrite too small). |
*All free from Boric Acid and Formalin
†Free from Boric Acid.
§Free from Formalin.