London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hackney 1916
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1916
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Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1916.
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||
| 61h | Milk | 7.3% added water | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 55j | Butter | 64% excess of water | „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1l | Milk | 6.6% fat abstracted | „ | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 6l | „ | 6% added water | „ | — | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 49l | „ | 6.24% | Withdrawn on payment of | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11m | „ | 6.66% fat abstracted | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| 56m | „ | 5% | „ | — | 0 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1n | 6.66% | Withdrawn. | — | — | |||||
| 3n | 19.33% „ | Fined | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 49n | 7.33% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 65n | 8.01% added water | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19p | 11.6% fat abstracted | Withdrawn on payment of | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 46p | 12.71% added water | Withdrawn. (Warranty proved). | – | – | |||||
| 57p | Cream | 41% boric acid | Withdrawn on payment of | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10r | Milk | 5.41% added water | Fined | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12r 12r | Medicinal prescription. | 60% deficient in potassium iodide Not composed of the ingredients demanded. | Withdrawn by order of P.H. Committee. | – | – | ||||
| 58r | Milk | 7.06% added water | Withdrawn. (Warranty proved.) | – | — | ||||
| 63r | 6.35% | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| 64r | 5.88% | Withdrawn. (Warranty proved.) | — | — | |||||
| 57p | Cream | Alleged false warranty. | Withdrawn | — | — | ||||
| 58r | Milk | Alleged false warranty. | Dismissed. (Warranty proved.) | — | — | ||||
| 64r | False warranty | Fined | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 65t | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper. | Fined | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 1v | Milk | 3.53% added water | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | „ | 4% No name and address on vehicle. | Fined Withdrawn on payment of | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 1 | 10 14 | 6 6 |
| 67v | „ | 9.06% added water | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 68v | „ | 8% fat abstracted | „ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 6 | |||