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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
City of London 1919
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 | 479 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Cautioned by City Solicitor. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 486 | 100% Margarine. | See sample No. 550, next qtr. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 492 | 100% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 494 | 30% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 507 | 70% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 516 | 100% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 517 | 100% Margarine. | See sample No. 551, next qtr. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Quarter ending 30th Sept., 1919 | |||||||
| *Butter | 541 | 66% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| Butter | 550 | 100% Margarine. | Fined £3 & 15 /6 Costs | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Butter | 551 | 95% Margarine. | Fined £4 & 15/6 Costs | .... | .... | Previously convicted, 13th Dec., 1917. | .... |
| *Butter | 569 | 100% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | Margarine declared on subsequent visit. |
| *Butter | 570 | 100% Margarine. | See sample No. 657. | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 581 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 582 | 100% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 593 | 100% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 596 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No.661 genuine. |
| *Butter | 600 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 601 | 100% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 615 | 100% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 639 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Butter | 657 | 90% Margarine. | £10 & £1/1 Costs. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 673 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Milk | 680 | 4% added water, trace of formalin. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No.695 genuine. |
| *Butter | 682 | 60% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | Subsequent sample taken (No. 814), Margarine Act complied with. | |
| *Butter | 689 | 75% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
| *Butter | 691 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Butter | 696 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| *Milk | 712 | 25% added water. | .... | .... | .... | .... | Subsequent official sample unobtainable. Sale of milk discontinued. † See below. |
| *Calomel Oint. | 728 | 50% deficient in Calomel. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | See sample 739. |
| *Camphorated Oil | 732 | 10% Mineral Oil | .... | .... | .... | Subsequent official sample No.735 genuine. |