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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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* All samples free from Boric Acid and Formalin.
Total number of samples analysed during the Quarter 312
Number of samples adulterated . 22
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. | ||||||
| 880 | Butter | Inspector | 100 per cent. of Margarine | Fined £2 or 7 days. | ||
| 881 | do. | do. | 30 | do. | do. | Fined £12 and £2 2s. costs or 21 days. |
| 919 | Olive Oil | do. | 100 | do. | Soya Bean Oil | Cautioned by letter. |
| 958 | *Milk | do. | 16 | do. | original fat abstracted | Fined £5 and £1 15s. 6d. costs. |
| 974 | Butter | do. | 50 | do. | Margarine | Fined £3 3s. and £2 2s. costs or 14 nays. |
| 2 | Margarine | do. | 100 | do. | do. | Fined £2 and 10s. 6d. costs. Margarine wrapper not labelled. |
| 8 | *Milk | do. | 3 | do. | added water | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 13 | *do | do. | 6 | do. | do. | Ordered to pay £2 2s. costs. |
| 29 | *do. | do. | 2 | do. | do. | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 30 | *d | do. | 13 | do. | do. | No prosecution, as sample was procured from a can left on a doorstep by a milkman to evade serving an official sample. |
| 36 | *do. | do. | 13 | do. | do. | Summons withdrawn. Alternative to 38 T.L.B. |
| 37 | * do. | do. | 18 | do. | do | do. |
| 38 | * do. | do. | 21 | do. | original fat abstracted | Fined £5 and £1 15s. 6d. costs or 14 days. |
| 59 | * do. | do. | 2 | do. | added water | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 61 | * do. | do. | 3 | do. | do | Cautioned by letter. |
| 72 | *do | do. | 7 | do. | do. | Summons dismissed on ground of warranty. |
| 77 | * do. | do. | 8 | do. | do. | do. |
| 80 | * do. | do. | 4 | do. | do | Cautioned by letter. |
| 81 | * do. | do. | 4 | do. | do. | do. |
| 93 | * do. | do. | 2 | do. | do. | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 102 | * do. | do. | 3 | do. | do | Cautioned by letter. |
| 126 | • do. | do. | 2 | do. | do. | No prosecution, percentage too |
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