Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1919
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| 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. |
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| *Butter | 88 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 89 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 90 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 92 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 96 | 100% Margarine | See sample 124. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 99 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | See sample 121. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 109 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| Butter | 121 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Butter | 124 | 100% Margarine | Fined £5 & 17/6 Costs. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Butter | 125 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 130 | 30% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled No. 377. | .... | subsequent official sample 377 genuine. |
| *Butter | 132 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 134 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled No. 149. | .... | subsequent official sample 149 genuine. |
| *Butter | 156 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 159 | 35% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 160 | 20% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 162 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 171 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 172 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 174 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 181 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 183 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 196 | 35% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 197 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Quarter ending 30th June, 1919 | .... | ||||||
| *Butter | 210 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 211 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 216 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Calomel Oint. | 251 | 50% deficient in Calomel. | See sample No. 294. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| *Calomel Oint. | 267 | 50% ,, ,, | See sample No. 295. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Calomel Oint. | 294 | 48% ,, ,, | Fined £2 & £2 /2 /0 Csts | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Calomel Oint. | 295 | 47% „ ,, | Fined £10 & £3/3/0 Costs. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| *Calomel Oint. | 298 | 13.5% of Zinc Carbonate Calomel absent | .... | .... | .... | .... | Satisfactory explanation. |
| *Calomel Oint. | 300 | 46½ % deficient in Calomel. | See sample 319. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 304 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 307 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 309 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 310 | 90% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 312 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | subsequent official sample No. 333 genuine. |
| *Butter | 315 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 318 | 100% Margarine | .... | .... | .... | .... | Found, on taking official sample, "Notice" exhibited. |