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St Pancras 1913

[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—Adulteration.

No. of Sample.Article.Result of Analysis.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
Penalty.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
0.20MilkDeficient in milk fat, 7.6 per cent.14th MarchWarranty successfullydefence pleaded.
A. 1,,Added water, 5.8 per cent.25th „2000126
O. 35ButterForeign fat, other than the fat of butter, 22 per cent.27 th ,,5000126
C. 31,,,, ,, ,,8528th ,,1000126
C. 71,,,, ,, ,,869th May3000126
C. 85,,,, ,, ,,4816th „3001166
C. 86,,,, ,, ,, 8516th „4001166
C. 88,,,, ,, ,, 8516th ,,4001166
O.94,,,, ,, ,, 836th June2000126
A. 25MilkAdded water, 10.2 per cent.20th „50011O
A. 24ButterForeign fat, other than the fat of butter, 82 per cent.20th ,,500110
0. 135MilkAdded water, 10.8 per cent.2 th ,,Warranty successfullydefence pleaded.
O. 143,,Deficient in milk fat, 11.0 per cent.8th July050146
O. 145,,., 17.6 .,8th „050146
A. 28,,12.011th2000126
O. 160,,Admixture of crystallised boric acid. 7.1 grains per pint16th ,,0100126
O. 154Cream,, ,, 0.36 per cent.16th1100130
O. 172MilkAdded water. 5.8 per cent.18th ,,1000126
O. 171,,Deficient in milk fat, 10 per cent.18th ,,01000126
C. 132,,6.6 ,,24th ,,01000126
C. 144,,6.31st August5000126
A. 43,,,, 17.6 ,,8th ,,-0126
A. 46,,Added water, 6.4 per cent.8th ,,-0126
O. 183,,Deficient in milk fat, 8 per cent.8th ,,-0126
A. 37ButterForeign fat, other than the fat of butter, 81 per cent.8th & 15th August5000126
C. 130MilkAdded water, 17.4 per cent.21st ,,5000126
C. 131,,9.721st ,,-136
C. 151CreamAdmixture of crystallised boric acid, 0.142 per cent.21st ,,-0126
C. 1530.12422nd ,,1000126
C. 176MilkDeficient in milk fat, 16.6 per cent.22nd ,,0500126
C. 184ButterForeign fat, other than the fat of butter, 78 per cent.5th Sept.2000126
C. 181' „ ,, „ 845th ,,2000126
C. 180,,,. ,, ,, 45 ,,5th ,,5000126
O. 186MilkDeficient in milk-fat, 8 per cent.11th ,,-0126
O. 200,,15.6 „12th „W succarr essmty ullydefence pleaded.
C 189ButterForeign fat, other than the fat of butter, 84 per cent.12th „3000126
O. 197,,„ „ „ 20 „12th ,,2000126
C. 202MilkDeficient in milk fat 7 per cent.10th October0500126
C. 196CreamAdmixture of crystallised boric acid, 0.124 per cent.17th „-1166
C. 195,,0.1617th ,,-1166
C. 217CoffeeAdmixture of chicory, 50 per cent24th 28th October 1914.-1136
C. 277MilkAdded water, 6.7 per cent.2nd January 1913.2000126
C. 249,,deficient in milk fat, 5 per cent.28th Nov0300126
C. 268ButterForeign fat. other than the fat of butter, 82 per cent.5th Dec.3000130
O.299Camphorated OilDeficient in camphor, 14.2 per cent.1914. 8th January11000126
C. 279Raspberry JamAdmixture of apple pulp, 25 per cent.9th ,,0500126
C. 280VinegarVinegar containing 100 per cent,.of vinegar other than malt vinegar9 th ,,0500126
O. 309MilkAdded water, 41.7 per cent.9th ,,6001136
O. 32456th February-0126
A. 97Deficient in milk fat, 8 per cent.6 th ,,Warranty successfullydefence pleaded.