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City of London 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1919
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| Sample. | Nature and extent of adulteration. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| SECOND QUARTER. | ||
| 124 Butter | 100% Margarine | £5 and 17/6 Costs. |
| 294 Calomel Ointment | 48% Deficient in Calomel | £2 and £2 /2 /0 Costs. |
| 295 „ ,, | 47% ,, | £10 and £3 /3 /0 Costs. |
| 319 „ ,, | 39% ,, | £10 and £3 /3 /0 Costs. |
| 347 Milk | 13% added water, 4% fat abstracted Dismissed—Warranty proved. | |
| THIRD QUARTER. | ||
| 454 Butter | 90% Margarine | £3/3/0 and £1/1/0 Costs. |
| 550 „ | 100% „ | £3 and 15 /6 Costs. |
| 551 „ | 95% „ | £4 and 15 /6 Costs. |
| 657 „ | 90% „ | £10 and £1 /1 /0 Costs. |
| FOURTH QUARTER. | ||
| 801 Butter | 90% Margarine | £1 and £1/1/0 Costs. |
| SUMMARY. | ||
| First Quarter Fines | £20 0 0 | Costs £4 0 0 |
| Second,, „ | £27 0 0 | ,, £9 5 6 |
| Third „ „ | £20 3 0 | ,, £3 13 0 |
| Fourth „ „ | £ 1 0 0 | ,, £ 1 1 0 |
| Total „ | £68 3 0 | ,, £18 0 0 |
PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE D.O.R.A., 1919.
| Sample. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 45 Whiskey | Above Control Price | £25 and £5 /5 /0 Costs. |
| 53 Gin | £25. | |
| 46 Whiskey | £5. | |
| 47 Gin | £3. | |
| 58 Whiskey | £5 and £3 /3 /0 Costs. | |
| 59 „ | Dismissed. | |
| 60 Gin | Dealt with under the Probation of Offenders' Act, ordered to pay Costs £4 /4 /0. | |
| Total Fines £63. | ||
| Total Costs £12 /12 /0. | ||
CITY OF LONDON.—ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT REPORTED TO BE GENUINE.
| Name of Article. | Identification No given to the sample in the Quarterly Report. | Result of Analysis. | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. | If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. | If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. | Information, if any, as to previous convictions. | Remarks on any point of special interest. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended 31st March, 1919. | |||||||
| *Milk | 4 | 17% added water | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | see sample 50. |
| Calomel Oint. | 12 | 16.8% metallic mercury instead of 20% Calomel. | .... | .... | Cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Milk | 17 | 12% added water | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | subsequent official sample No. 38 genuine. |
| *Milk | 24 | 28% added water | Official sample (No. 347) taken vendor summoned, dismissed, warranty proved. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| *Milk | 50 | 15% added water | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| Milk | 66 | 6% added water. | .... | .... | ,, ,, | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 87 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | ,, ,, | .... | .... |
| * Samples purchased informally. | |||||||