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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 1916
Sixty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1916] 72
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLB. 268 | Coffee | Inspector | 84 per cent. of Chicory | No prosecution. Sample sold with a declaration. |
| 880 | *Milk | „ | 12 per cent. of added water | Fined 5s. and 1os. 6d. costs. |
| * „ | „ | No prosecution, percentage too small. | ||
| 889 | * „ | „ | 3 „ ,, | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 921 | *Separated milk | „ | 7 ,, „ | Fined 1os. 6d. and 1os. 6d. costs. |
| 923 | *Milk | „ | 2 ,, ,, | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 927 | * „ | „ | 35 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | Fine1 £1 is. and £1 is. costs. |
| 930 | * „ | „ | 3 per cent. of added water | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 967 | * „ | „ | 3 „ ,, | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 969 | * „ | „ | 6 „ ,, | Fined 1os. 6d. and 1os. 6d costs. |
| 971 | * „ | „ | 11 „ ,, | No prosecution. (Summons against warrantor dismissed.) |
| 981 | * „ | „ | 2 „ ,, | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
* All free from Boric Acid and Formalin.
Total number of samples analysed during the Quarter 285.
Number of samples adulterated 31.