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 Croydon]
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TABLE XI.
Food and Drugs Act.
Total Number of Samples taken during the year 1908.
Sample of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Cautions. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†Milk | 184 | 165 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
†Skimmed Milk | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
†Separated Milk | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Butter | 197 | 170 | 27 | 8 | 7 | — |
Coffee | 15 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — |
Lard | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Vinegar | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Margarine | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Pepper | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Castor Oil | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Cod Liver Oil | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Capers | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Glycerine | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — |
438 | 384 | 54 | 19 | 18 | 10 |