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Bermondsey 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913
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Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1913.
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter. | |||
| 460S | Butter | Containing 35 grains per pound of Boracic acid | Fined 5/-; costs 15/- |
| 499H | Fresh Butter | Containing Sodium Fluoride 0.14 per cent. | Dismissed |
| 467S | Milk | 4.8 per cent, added water | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 525H | Fresh Butter | Containing Fluorides 0.21 per cent. | Dismissed; costs £10 10S. od. |
| 491S | Milk | 6.1 per cent. added water | Fined 10/-; costs 15/- |
| 501S | Milk | 4.4 per cent, added water | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 525S | Fresh Butter | Containing Sodium Fluorides 0.045 | Fined the costs 15/- |
| 527S | Margarine | Bulk not marked ... [per cent. | Fined 20/-; costs 15/- |
| 528S | Milk | 4.l per cent, added water | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 561H | Butter | Margarine 50 per cent. | Pined £$5; costs 16/- |
| 64H | Vinegar | Added water 10 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 573H | Wood Vinegar | Added water 15 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/- |
| 575H | Vinegar | Added water 36.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/- |
| 576H | Vinegar | Added water 25 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 5/- |
| 578H | Vinegar | Added water 19 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/- |
| 541S | Vinegar | Added water 16 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/- |
| 544S | Vinegar | Added water 16 percent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/- |
| 58OH | Vinegar | Added water 16.8 per cent. | Fined 5/-; costs 15/- |
| 556S | Vinegar | Added water 60 per cent. | Fined 5/-; costs 15/- |
| 558S | Vinegar | Added water 29.5 per cent. | Fined 5/-; costs 15/- |
| 562S | Milk | 4.1 per cent, added water | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 572S | Fresh Butter | Margarine 100 per cent. | Fined £3; costs 19/- |
| Second Quarter. | |||
| 1H | Fresh Butter | Margarine 100 percent. | Fined £2; costs 17/- |
| 20H | Vinegar | Added water 40.9 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 17/6 |
| 16S | Vinegar | Added water 24.3 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/6 |
| 27S | Vinegar | Added water 17.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/6 |
| 30S | Vinegar | Added water 17.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/6 |
| 42H | Milk' | Deficient in milk fat 6.7 pet cent. | Fined the costs 15/- |
| 43H | Fresh Butter | Margarine 5.0 per cent. | Fined 5/-; costs 15/- |
| 75H | Margarine | Butter 38 pet cent. | Fined £1; costs 15/- |
| 84H | Milk | 3.9 per cent, added water | Dismissed; 10/6 costs against Council |
| 112H | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 10 per cent | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 126H | Milk | 8.5 per cent, added water | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 131H | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 13 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 65S | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 5.3 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs £1 16s. |
| 71S | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 6.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 77S | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 10.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 84S | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 6.7 per cent. | Fined 5/-; costs 15/6 |
| 87S | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 8 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 99S | Milk | Deficient in milk Eat 5 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 128s | Vinegar | Added water 9.2 per cent. | Fined 5/-; costs 15/6 |
| Third Quarter. | |||
| 139S | Vinegar | Added water 25 per cent. | Fined the costs 15/- |
| 147S | Vinegar | Added water 16 per cent. | Fined £1; costs 15/- |
| 154S | Fresh Butter | Margarine 100 per cent. | Pined £2; costs 17/6 |
| 186H | Salt Butter | Margarine 100 per cent. | Fined £5; costs 17/- |
| 183S | Vinegar | Added water 10.9 per cent. | Fined 10/-; costs 15/6 |
| 204S | Fresh Butter | Margarine 100 per cent. | Fined 20/-; costs 17/6 |
| 209S | Vinegar | Added water 14 per cent. | Pined 10; costs 15/6 |
| 213S | Vinegar | Added water 25.7 per cent. | Fined 10/-; costs 15/6 |
| 221H | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 9.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 223S | Vinegar | Added water 20 per cent. | Fined 10/-; costs 15/6 |
| 228S | Margarine | Wrapper not marked | Fined 3/-; costs 15/6 |
| 249S | Vinegar | Added water 60.8 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 275H | Vinegar | Added water 11.7 per cent. | Fined the costs 15/6 |
| 280H | Vinegar | Added water 11.7 per cent. | Fined the costs 15/6 |
| 271S | Vinegar | Added water 37 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 290H | Vinegar | Added water 60 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 297H | Vinegar | Added water 42.8 per cent. | Pined 5/-; costs 15/6 |
| 286S | Vinegar | Added water 12.5 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 288S | Vinegar | Added water 7.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 289S | Vinegar | Added water 7.3 percent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |