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 St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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SUMMONSES—Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
No. | Nature of Article as Purchased. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty. | Costs. | |||||||
s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||
873 | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 44 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
874 | Milk | Added water, 16 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
770 | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 78 per cent. | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
771 | Milk | Added water, 15 per cent. | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
772 | ,, | ,,9 ,, | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
194 | ,, 9,, | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
471 | ,, | ,,13,, | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
476 | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 55 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
85 | Milk | Deficient in butter fat, 17 per cent. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
364 | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 70 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
201 | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 80 per cent. | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
52 | Milk | Deficient in butter fat at least 20 per cent. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
369 | ,, | Added water, 7 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
94 | Coffee | Chicory, 20 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
780 | Milk | 10 per cent. of added water | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
782 | 13 ,, ,, | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||
485 | 13 ,, ,, | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
213 | 9 ,, ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
104 | 22 ,, ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
379 | ,, | 8 ,, ,, | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
61 | 11 ,, ,, | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
62 | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 72 per cent. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
64 | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 72 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
*636 | Milk | Added water, 20 per cent. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
638 | ,,10,, | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||||
640 | Butter | Foreign fats, i e., fats other than butter fat, 75 per cent. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
784 | Milk | Added water, 7 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
645 | ,,9 ,, | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
107 | Scotch Whisky | Water over and above that contained in 25 degrees u.p. Whisky, 3½ per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 12 | 0 |
387 | Milk | Added water, 7 per cent. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
215 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||
891 | ,,15 ,, | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
* This sample was procured at the railway terminus in the course of delivery
to the consignee.