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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
Stepney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Date. Matter of information or complaint. Result.
| 1932. | Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act 1928. | |
|---|---|---|
| 12th May | Selling milk on 7th April, 1932, which was 13.3 per cent.deficient in milk fat. (N 27). | Case dismissed on payment of costs (£2 2s. 0d.). |
| 19th May | Selling milk from a barrow on 17th April, 1932, which contained 5.4 per cent. added water and was 5 per cent. deficient in fat. (D 37). | Fined £1. |
| 23rd May | Selling milk which contained 3.5 per cent. of added water Taken in course of delivery on 19th April, 1932, at Dower Chapman Street School. (D 54). | Case dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of costs (£2 2s. 0d„). |
| 9th June | Selling milk 13 per cent. deficient in fat. (F 1). | There were two summonses, one against each defendant because they are partners. One was ordered to pay £2 2s. 0d. costs, the summons against the other was dismissed. |
| 18th July | Selling milk 47.3 per cent.deficient in fat on 31st May, 1932. (E 73). | Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act, with costs (£2 2s. 0d.). |
| 18th July | Selling milk 1.1 per cent, deficient in solids-not-fat and 14 per cent. deficient in fat on 4th June, 1932. (E 96). | Case dismissed. The Magistrate held that the milk was sold as produced from the cow. |
| 19th August | Selling milk containing 9.6 per cent, of added water on 6th July, 1932. (G 46). | Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act on payment of costs (£2 2s. 0d.). |
| 6th October | Selling milk containing 8.1 per cent.added water on 14th August, 1932. (C 64). | Defendant fined £1. |
| 20th December | Selling milk containing 5.6 per cent, of added water. (T 53). | Defendant ordered to pay costs (£2 2s. 0.). |
| 30th December | Exposing for sale margarine improperly labelled. (G 91). | Defendant fined £2 0s. 0. Pay costs (£2 2s. 0.). |
| Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. | ||
| 4th January | For bottling milk other than on registered premises, viz., in street outside 53, Russell Street, on 5th November, 1931. | Fined £2. Pay costs (£1 Is. 0d.). |
| 14th January | Selling milk without being registered. (X 73). | Case dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Pay costs (£1 Is. 0d.). |
| 19th April | Bottling and sealing milk other than on registered premises, i.e., outside 17, Richard Street, on 18th February, 1932. | Case dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Pay costs (£1 1s. 0d.). |