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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
Islington 1915
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1915
ADULTERATED SAMPLES.—
| Sample Marked. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | Action taken, with result of prosecution. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.L.B. 530 | •Milk | Inspector .. | 2 per cent, of added water | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| 532 | • do. | do. | 13 do. the original fat abstracted | Fined £1 and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 534 | Butter | do | 100 do. margarine | Fined £2 and £1 3s. costs. |
| 544 | do | do. | 100 do. do. | Fined £2 and £1 5s. costs. |
| 577 | •Milk | do. | 9 do. the original fat abstracted and 1 per cent, of added water | Summons dismissed on ground of warranty. |
| 579 | * do. | do. | 2 per cent, of added water | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| 609 | Margarine | do. | 100 per cent, ol Margarine .. | Wrapper not labelled. Fined 10s. and 13s. 6d. costs. |
| 610 | do. | do. | 100 do. do. | Wrapper not labelled. Fined 10s. and 13s. 6d. costs. |
| 614 | do. | do | 100 do. do. | Wrapper not labelled. Fined 10s. and 13s. 6d. costs. |
| 622 | •Milk | do. | 28 per cent, of added water | Fined 12s. 6d. |
| 668 | *do. | do. | 16 do. the original fat abstracted | Fined £6 and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 696 | Gin | do. | 43 3 degrees under proof | Cautioned by letter. |
| 699 | •Milk | do | 67 per cent.of the original fat abstracted | Ordered to pay £3 3s. costs. |
| 713 | * do. | do. | 4 do. do. | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| 715 | * do. | do | 2 do. added water | do. |
| 750 | § do | do. | Faint indication of Formalin.. | No prosecution. |
| 751 | S do | do | do. do. | do. |
| 754 | § do | do. | do. do. | do. |
| 781 | * do. | do | 7 per cent, of the original tat abstracted | Summons dismissed on ground of warranty. |
| 783 | * do | do | 6 do. added water | Summons withdrawn on payment of £1 3s. costs. |
| 797 | * do | do. | 3 do. do. | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| 799 | § do | do. | Faint indication of Formalin.. | No prosecution. |
* All free from Boric Acid and Formalin. § All free from Boric Acid
Total number of samples analysed during the Quarter 290
Number of samples adulterated 22