Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1909
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1909.—Legal Proceedings, Particulars of Samples adulterated and result of action taken.
Description of Sample. | Nature of Adulteration. | Result of Proceedings. | |
---|---|---|---|
No. | |||
70—Milk | Deficient of 15 per cent. Milk Fat | Fined £2, Costs, 12s. | |
72 „ | Containing 5·5 per cent. added water | „ £2, „ 12s. | |
100 „ | Deficient of 13 percent. Milk Fat and containing 20 per cent. added water | Costs, 22s. | |
146—Separated Milk | Containing 21 2/3 per cent. added water | F'ined £2, Costs, 22s. | |
179—Margarine | Unlabelled in bulk | „ 10s., „ 22s. | |
188—Butter | Containing 70 per cent. Margarine | „ £2, „ 22s. | |
200—Milk | Deficient of 30 per cent. Milk Fat and containing 5 per cent. added water | Proved warranty. | |
206 „ | Deficient of 73 per cent. Milk Fat and containing 17 per cent-added water | Proceedings not taken, informality in taking sample, i.e„ churn not delivered. | |
207 „ | Deficient of 5 per cent. Milk Fat | Fined £2, Costs, £5 5s. | |
208 „ | „ 8 „ „ | „ £2, „ £5 5s. | |
209 „ | „ 7 „ „ | Proved warranty | |
211 „ | „ 10 „ „ | Proceedings not taken; churn not actually delivered. | |
213 „ | „ 4 „ „ | Proved warranty. | |
251 „ | „ 13 „ „ | Fined 10s., Costs, 12s. | |
252—Butter | Containing 93 per cent. Margarine | „ 10s., „ 12s. | |
254—Milk | Deficient of 10 per cent. Milk Fat | „ 10s., „ 12s. | |
262 „ | Containing 5.5 per cent, added water | Proved warranty. | |
263 „ | Deficient of 11 per cent. Milk Fat | „ „ | |
265 „ | Containing 0.02 per cent. Boric Acid | Cautioned. | |
286—Liniment of Iodine | Deficient of 55 per cent. Iodine and 48 per cent. Potassium Iodide | Destroyed all old stock. |