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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
West Ham 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Butter. —continued. | Per cent. | No. of cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | |||
| 24.0 foreign fat and | 1.3 excessive water | l | |
| 14.3 ,, and | 1.6 | l | |
| 8 „ and | 1.3 | l | |
| Butter.—continued. | Rum— | No.ofcases. | |
| Per cent. | No. of cases. | ||
| 2.5 excessive water | l | 11 degrees below statutory minimum strength | 1 |
| 1.9 | l | ||
| 1.5 „ | l | Cheese— | |
| 1.4 „ | l | Per cent. | |
| 11 | l | 40 foreign fat | 1 |
| Coffee— | |||
| 40 chicory | l | Camphorated Oil— | |
| 55 „ | l | 87.6 deficient camphor | 1 |
Among the prosecutions which failed two are deserving of
detailed consideration, as they serve to illustrate both the objects
sanitary officials have in view and the difficulties under which they
endeavour to gain their objects.
The first case, Sanders v. Davison, was a prosecution in respect of
butter, which after a six hours' hearing was dismissed by the DeputyStipendiary
(J. Ratcliffe Cousins, Esq.), who allowed £20 costs to the
defence.
The following report of the case is taken from The Grocer:—
Sale of Food and Margarine Acts.
Siberian Butter.—At the West Ham Police Court, on Monday,
before the Deputy Stipendiary (Mr. J. Ratcliffe Cousins), Robert