The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1911 page 85

Greenwich 1911

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1911

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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1911. Legal Proceedings, Particulars of Samples adulterated and result of action taken.

Description of Sample.	Nature of Adulteration.	Result of Proceedings.
No. 7—Margarine	Margarine 90 per cent., Butter 10 per cent. (unlabelled)	Summons withdrawn on payment of costs.
10—Milk	Deficient of 5 per cent. Milk Fat	Cautioned by letter.
80—Butter	55 per cent. Margarine	Fined £3 10s., Costs 13s.
131—Milk	Deficient of 19 per cent. Milk Fat	„ £1, „ 12s.
134 „		„ £1, „ 12s.
202 „	17	Convicted; bound over for three months ; no penalty or costs.
222 „	6 per cent. Milk Fat abstracted	Warranty proved.
238—Butter	35 per cent. Margarine	Fined £2, Costs 17s.
285—Milk	16 per cent. Milk Fat abstracted	Withdrawn, as bottle burst.
313—Dripping	15 per cent. Cotton Seed Oil, 5 per cent. Water	Fined 10s., Costs 12s.
324	„ „ „ „	„ £1 , 23s.
332—Milk	9 per cent. added water	„ £1, „ 23s.
365—Coffee	50 per cent. of Chicory	„ 10s., „ 22s.
398—Butter	50 per cent. Butter, 50 per cent. Margarine	Costs, 5s.