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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
St Pancras 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Prosecutions were undertaken in respect of 25 of the 46 samples which were reported
as being adulterated. These are set out in the following table:—
Summonses.
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty. | Costs. | ||||||||
| 1921. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| C. 9 | Milk | Added water, 8.3 per cent. | 22nd March | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| C. 58 | „ | „ „ 36.3 per cent. | 22nd April | – | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| C. 59 | „ | ,, ,, 32.2 per cent. | „ | ||||||
| C. 57 | „ | „ „ 8.7 per cent. | „ | ||||||
| C. 60 | „ | „ „ 11.8 per cent. | „ | ||||||
| C. 79 | „ | Deficient in milk fat, 18.3 per cent. | „ | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | ||
| C. 80 | „ | „ „ 13 per cent. | „ | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | ||
| A. 94 | „ | Added water, 17.4 per cent. | 13th May | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| A. 136 | „ | „ „ 11.1 per cent. | 15th July | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| A. 142 | „ | Deficient in milk fat, 48.0 per cent. | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| A. 145 | „ | „ ,, „ 44.6 per cent. | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| A. 152 | „ | „ „ „ 11.0 per cent. | 7th July | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| C. 168 | „ | Added water, 12.2 per cent. | „ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| C. 201 | Cream | Admixture of boric acid, 0.223 per cent. | 6th Sept. | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| C. 200 | „ | ,, „ 0.191 per cent. | „ | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| C. 202 | „ | „ „ 0.124 per cent. | „ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| C. 203 | „ | „ „ 0.223 per cent. | „ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| C. 251 | Milk | Added water, 4.2 per cent. | 17th Nov. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| C. 252 | „ | Deficient in milk fat, 7.0 per cent. | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| C. 264 | Batter | Foreign fat, 25 per cent. | 16th Nov. | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| C. 343 | Milk | Deficient in milk fat, 11.6 per cent. | 4th Nov. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| A. 255 | Butter | Foreign fats, 85 per cent. | 17th Nov. | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| A. 269 | Milk | Added water, 3.1 per cent. | 9th Dec. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| A. 280 | „ | „ „ 9.7 per cent. | 8th Dec. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Article. | Offence. | Date of Hearing. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preserved cream | Delivering cream at 277, Kentish Town Road in a receptacle not labelled preserved cream. | 7th Oct. | Fined £2. Costs 10s. 6d. |
| Preserved cream | Selling preserved cream not labelled as such | 7th Oct. | Costs, £2 2s. Summons withdrawn. |
Wholesale dealers in Margarine.— No Certificates of registration as Wholesale Dealers in
Margarine under the provisions of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts were issued during the
year.