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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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75 [1916
| 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. | Resclt 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. 382 | * Milk | Inspector | 4 per cent. of added water | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| 388 | „ | 8 ,, the original fat abstracted | Fined 20s. costs. | |
| * „ | „ | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d costs. | ||
| * „ | „ | 4 ,, added water | No prosecution (percentage too small). | |
| 426 | * „ | „ | 10 „ the original fat abstracted | Summons dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act on payment of £1 3s. costs. |
| 448 | * „ | „ | 3 „ added water | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| * „ | „ | 10 „ „ | Fined £2 or 14 days. | |
| 464 | * „ | „ | 2 „ „ | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| 495 | Margarine | „ | 100 per cent. of Margarine | Ordered to pay 12s 6d. costs. Wrapper not labelled. |
| 496 | „ | „ | 100 „ „ | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. Wrapper not labelled. |
| 497 | „ | „ | 100 „ „ | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs. Wrapper not labelled. |
| 523 | §Milk | „ | 0 004 per cent. of Formaldehyde | Cautioned by letter. |
| 531 | * „ | „ | 20 per cent. of added water | Fined £10 and £2 2s. costs, or 14 days. |
| 533 | * „ | „ | 3 „ „ | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| 534 | * „ | „ | Fined £10 or 14 days. | |
| 538 | * „ | „ | Fined £10 or 14 days. | |
| 557 | * „ | „ | 3 „ „ | No prosecution (percentage too small). Cautioned by letter. |
| 573 | Margarine | „ | 100 per cent. of Margarine | Fined 5s. and 10s. 6d. costs. Wrapper unstamped. |
| 589 | Potted Meat | „ | 0.51 per cent, of Boric Acid | No prosecution (percentage too small). |
| 590 | Salmon & Shrimp Paste | „ | 0.64 „ „ | „ „ |
| „ „ „ | „ | „ „ | ||
| 597 | * Milk | „ | 4 per cent. of added water .. | Cautioned by letter. |
| 625 | * „ | „ | Dismissed on ground of warranty. | |
| 629 | * „ | „ | No prosecution (percentage too small). | |
| 647 | * „ | „ | Dismissed. Defendants proved they had no reason to believe warranty was false | |
| 659 | * „ | „ | 7 „ „ | Fined 10s. and £2 2s. costs. |
Total number of samples analysed during the Quarter 285
Number of samples adulterated 26
* All free from Boric Acid and Formalin. § Free from Boric Acid.