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Hackney 1919

Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919

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Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1919.

No. of Sample.Article.Adulteration of Offence.Result of Legal Proceedings.Fine.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
1rMilk52.94% added waterFined2000550
13r10% fat abstracted200
15r40.67% „500330
45rMargarineExposed for sale unlabeled.300-
21r„ „200
21rServed in plain wrapper.200
40rMilk17.42% added waterDismissed. (Warranty proved.)
41 r5.06% „
128pGave false warranty to milk vendor.Dismissed. (It being held that defendant had reason to believe that statements in warranty given were true.)--
161p„ „„ „
95r26.82% added waterDismissed. (Warranty proved.)
40rGave false warranty to milk vendor.Adjourned, sine die.
41r„ „Dismissed
155rMargarineExposed for sale unlabelled.Fined050
156r„ „050
199rMilk5.8% fat abstractedDismissed. (Warranty proved.)
230rMargarineServed in plain wrapper.Fined300
15sMilkServed in improperly marked wrapper.100
1s5.53% added waterDismissed. (Warranty proved.)
3s3.41% „„ „
224r3.5% „„ „
95rGave false warranty to milk vendor.Dismissed
199r„ „„ „
43s23.4% fat abstractedWithdrawn. (Warranty proved.)
46s4.36% added water„ „
Carried forward.38100880