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Bermondsey 1902
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1902
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37
Third Quarter.
Sample.
Result.
No.
Adulteration.
Margarine 100 per cent. Contained no
appreciable proportion of butter fat
£10, and 12/6 costs
(Margarine Act)
1D
Butter
Butter
12/6 costs (Food and
Drugs Act)
Margarine 100 per cent. Contained no
appreciable proportion of butter fat
8D
£10 and 12/6 costs
(Food and Drugs Act)
£1 and 2/- costs
(Margarine Act)
Margarine 100 per cent. Contained no
appreciable proportion of butter fat
£2 and 12/6 costs
106T
Butter
66W
Milk
16 per cent. excess of water
Summons dismissed;
warranty proved
10 per cent. deficient in fat
69W
Milk
Summons dismissed;
warranty proved
10 per cent. excess of water
113T
Milk
£4 and 12/6 costs
184B
Milk
27 per cent. excess of water, and 15 per
cent. deficient in fat
£5 and 12/6 costs (sec.6)
£1 and 2/- costs (sec.9)
Went to prison instead
of paying a tine
6 per cent. excess of water
Milk
106A
£10 and 12/6 costs
109A
Milk
8 per cent. excess of water; 5 per cent.
deficient in fat
£10 and 12/6 costs
Milk
Summons dismissed;
warranty proved
110A
16 per cent. deficient in fat
17 per cent. deficient in fat
111A
Milk
Summons dismissed;
notice sufficient disclosure
Fourth Quarter.
186B
Separated Milk
5 per cent. excess of water. ·19 per cent.
of boracic acid present, equal to over 16
grains per pint
5/- and 12/6 costs
Broken Chocolate
1H
Contained practically no chocolate
12/6 costs
2H
Demerara Sugar
Consisted of white sugar crystals coloured
with a minute proportion of an aniline
dye, commonly known as yellow crystals
£1 and 12/6 costs
10D
Milk
7 per cent. excess of water
£1 and 12/6 costs
11D
Margarine
8 par cent. of boracic acid equal to 36
grains per lb., more than necessary to
preserve the article
£2 and 12/6 costs
15D
Demerara Sugar
White sugar crystals coloured with an
aniline dye, known as yellow crystals
£1 and 12/6 costs
114A
Milk
10 per cent. deficient in fat
£2 and 12/6 costs
228C
Margarine
Contained under 5 per cent. of butter fat
and traces of boracic acid
£3 and 12/6 costs
SUMMARY.
Fines.
Costs.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
First Quarter
81 0 0
10 6 0
Second Quarter
24 0 0
9 13 6
Third Quarter
53 0 0
5 4 0
Fourth Quarter
10 5 0
5 0 0
£168 5 0
£30 3 6
Third Quarter.
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Butter | Margarine 100 per cent. Contained no appreciable proportion of butter fat | £10, and 12/6 costs (Margarine Act) |
| 8D | Butter | Margarine 100 per cent. Contained no appreciable proportion of butter fat | 12/6 costs (Food and Drugs Act) |
| £10 and 12/6 costs (Food and Drugs Act) | |||
| 106T | Butter | Margarine 100 per cent. Contained no appreciable proportion of butter fat | £1 and 2/- costs (Margarine Act) |
| £2 and 12/6 costs | |||
| 66W | Milk | 16 per cent. excess of water | Summons dismissed; warranty proved |
| 69W | Milk | 10 per cent. deficient in fat | Summons dismissed; warranty proved |
| 113T | Milk | 10 per cent. excess of water | £4 and 12/6 costs |
| 184B | Milk | 27 per cent. excess of water, and 15 per cent. deficient in fat | £5 and 12/6 costs (sec.6) £1 and 2/- costs (sec.9) Went to prison instead of paying a tine |
| 106A | Milk | 6 per cent. excess of water | £10 and 12/6 costs |
| 109A | Milk | 8 per cent. excess of water; 5 per cent. deficient in fat | £10 and 12/6 costs |
| 110A | Milk | 16 per cent. deficient in fat | Summons dismissed; warranty proved |
| 111A | Milk | 17 per cent. deficient in fat | Summons dismissed; notice sufficient disclosure |
| Fourth Quarter. | |||
| 186B | Separated Milk | 5 per cent. excess of water. ·19 per cent. of boracic acid present, equal to over 16 grains per pint | 5/- and 12/6 costs |
| 1H | Broken Chocolate | Contained practically no chocolate | 12/6 costs |
| 2H | Demerara Sugar | £1 and 12/6 costs | Consisted of white sugar crystals coloured with a minute proportion of an aniline dye, commonly known as yellow crystals |
| 10D | Milk | 7 per cent. excess of water | £1 and 12/6 costs |
| 11D | Margarine | 8 par cent. of boracic acid equal to 36 grains per lb., more than necessary to preserve the article | £2 and 12/6 costs |
| 15D | Demerara Sugar | White sugar crystals coloured with an aniline dye, known as yellow crystals | £1 and 12/6 costs |
| 114A | Milk | 10 per cent. deficient in fat | £2 and 12/6 costs |
| 228C | Margarine | Contained under 5 per cent. of butter fat and traces of boracic acid | £3 and 12/6 costs |