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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] 76
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. | ||||
| 680 | §Self-raising Flour | Inspector | 0.98 per cent. of Calcium Sulphate.. | Cautioned by letter. |
| 689 | * „Milk | „ | 10 „ added water | Fined £3, to include costs. |
| 741 | * „ | „ | 37 ,, original fat abstracted | Fined £3 and £2 2s. costs. |
| 798 | * „ | „ | No action. | |
| 815 | Ammon. Tinct. Quinine | „ | Correct as to Quinine Sulphate, but Ammouia rather deficient | No action. |
| 844 | * Milk | „ | 4 per cent. of added water | No action. |
| 861 | * „ | „ | 7 „ „ | Dismissed on ground of warranty. |
| * „ | „ | 16 „ „ | 'Fined £2. | |
| 874 | Margarine | „ | 100 „ Margarine | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| „ | (Wrapper not marked.) | |||
| 875 | *Milk | „ | 7 ,, added water | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 796 | * „ | „ | 17 ,, original fat abstracted | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 801 802 | Butter * „ | „ | 100 „ Margarine 90 „ „ | Informal samples. |
| 815 | Milk | „ | 2 „ added water | No prosecution, percentage too small. |
| 829 | * „ | „ | 2 „ „ | do. |
| 848 | * „ | „ | 3 „ „ | do. |
| 849 | * „ | „ | 3 „ „ | do. |
Total number of samples analysed during the Quarter 285
Number of samples adulterated 17
* All samples free from Boric Acid and Formalin. § All free from Arsenic.