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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
Fulham 1896
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896
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The fines and costs in the successful cases amounted to £96 10s., and
the Vestry had to pay £5 5s. costs in the unsuccessful case.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act. The following samples were taken for analysis during the year:—
| Article | No. of Samples | No. adulterated |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 63 | 5 |
| Butter | 36 | 4 |
| Coffee | 9 | – |
| Infusion of Coffee | 11 | – |
| Pepper | 7 | – |
| Muscard | 7 | – |
| Lard | 2 | – |
| Vinegar | 2 | – |
| Whisky | 5 | – |
| Preserved Peas | 4 | 3 |
| Sweets | 2 | – |
| Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 2 | – |
| Paregoric | 3 | – |
| Tincture of Quinine | 1 | – |
| Liquorice Powder | 1 | – |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | – |
| 156 | 12 |
From the above Table it will be seen that the proportion of adulterated
samples was only 7.6 per cent, of those examined, which is the lowest
percentage of adulteration recorded in Fulham.
One sample was obtained for every 737 of the population, as compared
with one for every 414 persons in London in 1895.
PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
| Defendant. | Offence. | Result |
|---|---|---|
| R. Andrews, 26, Delaford Street | Selling milk adulterated with 13 per cent, of added water | Fined 6d. and 10s. 6d. costs |
| E. Wood, 618, Kings Road | Selling butter containing 64 per cent, of foreign fat | Fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs |
| S. Leeson, 112, Waterford Road | Selling milk adulterated with 20 per cent, of added water. | Fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs |
| E. James, 2, Everington Street | Selling milk adulterated with 16 parts of added water | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs |