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 1908
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1908
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 412 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Brought forward Withdrawn | 14 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 438 | Milk | 9.29% added water | Dismissed— (warranty proved) | ||||||
| 438 | No name and address on vehicle | Fined | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 616 | Butter | 83% foreign fat | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 726 | Milk | 6% fat abstracted | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 728 | Cream | 0.417% boric acid | Dismissed— (warranty proved) | ||||||
| 731 | Cream | 0.393% boric acid | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 732 | Cream | 0.472% boric acid | Fined | 0 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 816 | Milk | 8% added water | Fined | 0 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 855 | Butter | 82% foreign fat | Dismissed— (Sample said by Magistrate to be improperly taken) | ||||||
| 855 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 856 | Butter | 86% foreign fat | Withdrawn— (Sample said by Magistrate to be improperly taken) | ||||||
| 856 | Margarine | Exposed for sale unlabelled | Dismissed— (Evidence given for defence that Margarine was not exposed for sale unlabelled) | ||||||
| 899 | Milk | 6.85% added water | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | |||