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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 1920

Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920

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Table: Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1920.

Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1920.

No. of Sample.Article.Adulteration or Offence.Result of Legal Proceedings.Fine.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
42wMilk8.24% added waterDismissed (Warranty proved)--
68„16.6% fat abstractedWithdrawn on payment of-550
84w„26.47% added waterDismissed (Warranty proved--
95w„5.53% added waterDismissed on payment of-240
42w„Gave alleged false warranty to milk vendor.Dismissed--
84w„„ „„-—-
148w„2.83% added waterFined100220
147w„1.77% added waterFined100220
161w„21% fat abstractedDismissed. (Warranty proved).--
161w„Gave alleged false warranty to milk vendor.Dismissed--
214w„23.3% fat abstracted„--
215w„„„--
101x„7.52% added waterWithdrawn (3rd sample burst)--
255xCocoa16% sugarFined0500106
28yMargarineExposed for sale unlabeled.„100110
28y„Served in plain wrapper.„100110
36yVinegar22.5% added water„1000330
88yMilk5.88% added waterOrdered to pay-550
118y„2.35% added waterWithdrawn--
123yMargarineServed in plain wrapper.Fined100110
145yMilk32.7% fat abstractedDismissed. (Warranty proved.)--
145y„Gave alleged false warranty to milk vendor.Dismissed-
Carried forward155023146