Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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Particulars of Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and the Margarine Acts.
Sample. | Fine. | Costs. | Totals. | Remarks. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | No case, sample sold labelled. | |||||
Butter | 1SY | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
,, | 7s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
,, | 5T | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
,, | 30s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | |
,, | 46s | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
,, | 70sy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
,, | 38s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Coffee | 8sy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Margarine | 20sy | .. | .. | .. | Sold in an unmarked wrapper, Summons not served, warrant granted. | ||||||
,, | 17S | .. | 0 | IC | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
,, | 52t | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Milk | 4t | .. | .. | .. | No case, notice exhibited. | ||||||
,, | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | |
,, | 26sy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
,, | 21sy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
,, | I8P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
,, | 2IS | .. | .. | .. | Summons dismissed, defence of warranty. | ||||||
,, | 30sv | .. | .. | .. | Proceedings withdrawn. | ||||||
,, | 60sy | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
,, | 65S | .. | .. | .. | Summons dismissed, defence of warranty. | ||||||
,, | 77SY | .. | .. | .. | Traces of colouring matter, no proceedings. | ||||||
,, | 74p | .. | .. | .. | 1% added water, no proceedings. | ||||||
Mustard | 13p | .. | .. | .. | Vendors cautioned. | ||||||
Totals | £33 | 14 | 0 | £12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Amount recovered in Fines and Costs 46 1 0
Total cost of purchase of samples, agents' fees, &c. 37 10 5
£8 10 7