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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
Hampstead 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | How adulterated. | Result of proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | Milk | 11 per cent. added water | These samples all procured from one Farmer. No fine. Costs £10. |
| 163 | „ | 5½ „ „ | |
| 168 | „ | 6½ „ „ | |
| 169 | „ | 11 „ „ | |
| 170 | „ | I6½ „ „ | |
| 171 | „ | 17½ „ „ | |
| 174 | „ | 21½ „ „ | |
| 175 | „ | 3 „ „ | |
| 176 | „ | 6 „ „ | |
| 177 | „ | 7½ „ „ | |
| 188 | „ | 7 „ „ | |
| 189 | „ | 8½ „ „ | |
| 190 | „ | 4½ „ „ | |
| 186 | Salmon & Shrimp paste | 5 6/10 grains Boric acid per pound | Vendor cautioned. |
| 194 | Milk | 6 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Fine 5s. Costs 12s. 6d. |
| 269 | Cream | 17½ grains Boric acid per pint | Summons dismissed. |
| 310 | Milk | 8 per cent. added water | Fine £3. Costs 17s 0d. |
| 392 | Butter | 1 per cent. of water in excess of legal limit | Informal sample. Noaction. |
| 394 | „ | 50 per cent. foreign fat | Do. do. |
| 402 | Milk | 40 per cent. deficient in butter-fat | Do. do. |
| 428 | Cocoa | 40 per cent. sugar, 25 per cent. starch | Do. do. |
| 469 | Butter | 70 per cent. foreign fat | Do. do. |
| 476 | „ | 35 „ „ | Fine £110d. Costs 14s. 6d. |
It will be seen by the note against, samples Nos. 162-190 that they
were all procured from one farmer. A sample of milk was obtained
from a dairyman carrying on business in Hampstead, which upon
analysis was found to be adulterated. He then made a recpiest for the
milk supplied to him by a certain farmer to be sampled as it arrived at
the railway station. Arrangements were accordingly made, and samples
were taken upon successive days. Upon analysis it was found that
whereas the afternoon milk was genuine, a very large precentage of
the morning churns contained added water. The circumstances were
very remarkable, because when the later samples were obtained the
farmer knew that the earlier samples had been taken, and also that they