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 1909
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1909
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| Brought forward | 48 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 613 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 723 | Scotch Whisky | 621% excess of water | Fined | ... | ... | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 729 | Butter | 82.3%foreign fat | Fined | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 729 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Withdrawn | ... | |||||||
| - | Milk | Refusing to sell | Fined | ... | ... | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 795 | Uripping | 8% water | Withdrawn (£1 1s. costs against Council, Government Analyst certifies 0.78% water only) | ||||||||
| 803 | Camphorated Oil | 55.75% deficient in camphor | Fined | ... | ... | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 819 | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper | Fined | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 921 | Margarine | Exposed for sale unlabelled | Fined | ... | ... | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 928 | Milk | 65% fat abstracted | Fined | ... | ... | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | ... | 04 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 0 | ||||