Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Medical Officer of Health on the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of Saint Pancras, London
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| No. | Nature of Article as Purchased. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty. | Costs. | |||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||
| l | Milk | Added Water 20 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 2 | Butter | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 65 per cent., Water, Curd and Salt 17 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 18 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Milk | Added Water 14 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | Butter | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 80 per cent. Water, Salt and Curd 19 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 1 per cent. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 5 | Milk | Deficient in Butter Fat 30 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 6 | ,, | Added Water 14 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 7 | Butter | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 80 per cent., Water, Salt and Curd 15 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 5 per cent. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | Milk | Added Water 14 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| *9 | ,, | Added Water 37 per cent. | Summons dismissed. Warranty proved | |||||
| *10 | ,, | Added Water 11 per cent. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | ,, | Deficient in Butter Fat 45 per cent. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Butter | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 80 per cent., Water, Curd, and Salt 12 percent., Butter Fat not exceeding 8 per cent. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Milk | Added Water 11 per cent. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Butter | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 85 per cent., Water, Salt, and Curd 14per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 1 per cent. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Milk | Added Water 12 per cent. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | ,, | Deficient in Butter Fat 35 per cent. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | ,, | 25 „ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Butter | Foreign Fats i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 85 per cent., Water, Curd and Salt 13 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 2 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | ,, | Foreign fats, i.e., Fats other thau Butter Fat, 80 per C6nt., Water, Curd, and Salt 13 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 7 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 20 | ,, | Foreign Fats, i e.. Fats other than Butter Fat, 75 per cent., Water, Curd, and Salt 12 percent., Butter Fat not exceeding 13 per cent. | Summons withdrawn, it being alleged that butter was not asked for, but 3/4of 1s. | |||||
| 0 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| 21 | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 70 per cent., Water, Curd, and Salt 19 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 11 per cent. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 22 | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 50 per cent. Water, Curd,, and Salt 16 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 34 per cent. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 23 | Milk | Added Water 15 per cent. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 per cent. deficient in Butter Fat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 25 | Added Water 8 per cent. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 26 | Butter | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fata other than Butter Fat, 85 per cent., Water, Curd and Salt, 12 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 3 per cent. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 27 | ,, | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 80 per cent., Water, Curd and Salt, 18 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 2 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Milk | Added Water, 8 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Butter | Foreign Fats, i.e., Fats other than Butter Fat, 66 per cent., Water, Curd, and Salt, 14 per cent., Butter Fat not exceeding 20 per cent. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
* These samples were procured at the Railway Termini in the course of delivery to the consignees.