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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 1918
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1918
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | Adulteration or Offence. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| — | Failing to adopt precautions for preserving the purity of milk. | Fined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 79p | Milk | 36.83% added water | „ | 20 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 80p | „ | 22.36% | „ | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 54p | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper. | Dismissed | — | - | ||||
| 54p | „ | Exposed for sale un-labelled. | „ | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 97p | Milk | 24.71% added water | Fined | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 119p | „ | 16.7% fat abstracted | Dismissed. £5 5s. costs against Council. | - | - | ||||
| 127p | „ | 4.59% added water | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 128p | „ | „ „ | Dismissed. (Warranty proved.) | — | — | ||||
| 156p | „ | 14.47% „ | „ „ | — | — | ||||
| 137p | „ | 9.77% „ | Fined | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 163p | „ | 5.88% „ | Defendant moved away. Summons not served. | - | - | ||||
| 145p | Margarine | Served in plain wrapper. | Fined | 1 | 0 | 0 | „ | ||
| „ | Exposed for sale un-labelled. | „ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 145p | Milk | Refusal to sell | „ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| £82 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 1 | ||||