London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hackney 1903
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fined. | Costs. | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||||
| 203 | Milk | 7% added water | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | o | 12 | 6 | |
| 208 | Milk | 9.4% devoid of fat .. | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 215 | Margarine Cheese | Exposed for sale unlabeled | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 217 | Margarine Cheese | Exposed for sale unlabeled | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 225 | Milk | 9% devoid of fat | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 234 | Milk | 22% devoid of fat | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 236 | Milk | 11-4% added water | Fined | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 266 | Margarine Cheese | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 282 | Gin | 13% excess of water | Fined | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 284 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 296 | Dripping | 8% water | Fined | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 297 | Dripping | 15% cotton seed oil | Summons not served | |||||||
| 298 | Dripping | 12% water | Fined | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 300 | Dripping | 4 6% water | Fined | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 307 | Dripping | 20% cotton seed oil 20% water | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 327 | Milk | 16% added water | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| 328 | Milk | 8.9% added water | Fined | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 329 | Milk | 73.4% devoid of fat.. | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 334 | Mustard | 20% starch | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 342 | Butter | 92% foreign fat | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 365 | Cocoa | 25% added starch | Fined | 1 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| 377 | Coffee | 80% chicory | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
| 392 | Milk | 25% added water | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
| 420 | Milk | 7% added water | Fined | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 434 | Milk | 8% added water | Fined | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |