[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney] page 51

Stepney 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Date.	Matter of information or complaint.	Result.
•	Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
14th Jan.	Selling butter on 25th Nov., 1937, which contained at least 50% margarine. Sample B.705.	Fined £1. Pay £2 2s. Od. costs.
14th Jan.	Selling rolls and butter on 7th Dec., 1937, the fat of which consisted of 100% margarine. Sample B.722.	Case dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £2 2s. Od. costs.
17th Jan.	Using the premises, 18 Hessel Street, for the purpose of the manufacture of margarine, such premises not being registered.	Fined £10. Pay £3 3s. Od. costs.
17th Jan.	Selling margarine on 25th Nov., 1937, which contained 60% of milk fat. Sample B.704.	Fined £10. Pay £3 3s. Od. costs.
17th Jan.	Having in their possession on 25th Nov., 1937, a package containing margarine, such package not having the word "margarine" branded or durably marked on the top, bottom and sides thereof in printed capital letters not less than three-quarters of an inch square.	Fined £10. Pay £3 3s. Od. costs.
17th Jan.	Selling by retail margarine in an unstamped wrapper on 25th Nov., 1937.	Case withdrawn.
17th Jan.	Exposing for sale on 26th Nov., 1937 a parcel of margarine, such parcel not being labelled with the word " margarine."	Case withdrawn.
24th March	Selling rolls and butter on 14th February, the fat of which contained at least 60 per cent, margarine.	Fined £1. Pay £2 2s. Od. costs.
24th March	Selling rolls and butter on 14th February, the fat of which contained at least 60 per cent, margarine.	Case was adjourned sine die.
24th March	Selling rolls and butter on 14th February, the fat of which consisted of 100 per cent. margarine.	Fined £5. Pay £2 2s. Od. costs.
25th March	Selling milk on the 8th February, which was deficient of 41.0 per cent, of fat.	Fined £2. Pay £2 2s. Od. costs.
12th April	Selling rolls and butter on 3rd March, the fat of which contained at least 10% margarine (Sample B.144).	£2 fine, £1 ls. Od. costs.
25th April	Selling rolls and butter on 25th March, the fat of which consisted of 100% margarine.	£1 fine, £2 2s. Od. costs.
20th June	Selling on the 3rd May, cream cheese which contained only 8.8% of fat and was made from partially skimmed milk and not from cream, at 27, Fieldgate Street (Sample C.291.)	Fined £1. Pay £2 2s. Od. costs.