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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

Paddington 1909

Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909

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86 summary of legal proceedings.

Table: SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1909. Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.

SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1909. Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.

Fines.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
Milk 9% added water0500126
„ 10% „1000126-
,, 10% „1000126
,, 4% „2000146
(1)„ 6% „Summons dismissed: proved.warranty
(2)„ 5% „01000126
„ 19% „2000126
(3),, 14% „01000126
,, 3½% „1000126
(4),, 14% „Summons dismissed: proved.warranty
,, 14% „—220
„ 10% „ and 8% fat abstracted1000146
(5)„ 6% fat abstracted-200
,, 10% „
,, 17% „0100012&
,, 15% „1000126
„ 18% „1000126
,, 8% „1000150
,, 16% „1000156
(6),, 20% „Summons dismissed; proved.warranty
Butter 77½% foreign fat1000126
(2),, 85% „3000126
(7),, 84% „2000126
(8)74½% „2000126
(9),, 87% „5000126
„ 73% „1000126
„ 76½% „3000176
(1)„ 75% „3000176
„ 5⅓% water above legal limit0500126
(10)Butter on Bread 84% foreign fat2000126
,, 86% „3000126
,, 83½%2000126
,, 85% „2000126
,, 78% „1000126
,, 78% „01000126
,, 81% „2000126
,, 83% „2000126
,, 83% „1000126
,, 77% „1000126
(2)Exposing Margarine for sale unlabelled—020
(7)Selling Margarine in an improper wrapper2000126
(8),, ,, ,,2000126
(9),, ,, ,,—020
(11)f Selling Margarine from unlabelled bulk0500126
„ „ in an improper wrapper0500126
(12),, ,, ,,100020
Name and address not inscribed on milk can ...05002a
,, ,,030020
,, ,,020020
,, ,,020020
,, ,,0100020
,, ,,—020