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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*Camphorated Oil | 737 | 79% Sesame Oil instead of 80% Olive Oil. | .... | .... | .... | .... | War time concession, further sample unobtainable. |
Calomel Oint. | 739 | 50% deficient in Calomel | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
*Butter | 750 | 15% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No. 800 genuine |
*Butter Quarter ending 30th Dec., 1919 | 759 | 90% Margarine. | See sample No. 801 next qtr. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
*Butter | 762 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent sample Margarine declared. |
*Butter | 763 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | ||
*Butter | 770 | 30% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | ||
*Butter | 807 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
*Butter | 810 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No.853 genuine. |
*Butter | 841 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
*Butter | 868 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
*Butter | 869 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent visit, Margarine declared. |
*Butter | 903 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
*Butter | 909 | 50% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No.949 genuine. |
*Butter | 915 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | Subsequent visit, Margarine declared. | |
*Butter | 952 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
*Butter | 953 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
*Butter | 971 | 30% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No. 2 genuine. |
*Butter | 999 | 90% Margarine. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
*Margarine | 768 | 35% Butter fat. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent visit, Margarine Act complied with. |
*Margarine | 769 | 20% Butter fat. | .... | .... | .... | ||
*Camph. Oil | 775 | 79% Sesame Oil. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
*Camph. Oil | 785 | 20% Cotton Seed Oil 43% deficient in Camphor. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No.826 genuine. |
*Camph. Oil | 790 | 79 7% Sesame Oil | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
*Camph. Oil | 830 | 20% Sesame Oil. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No.876 genuine. |
*Vinegar | 818 | 24% deficient in Acetic Acid. | .... | .... | See sample No.827 | .... | .... |
*Milk | 975 | 5% added water. | .... | .... | Vendor re-sampled | .... | Subsequent official sample No. 1 genuine. |
*Light Magnesia | 978 | 17'9% loss on ignition. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |
Butter | 801 | 90% Margarine. | Fined £1 & £1 /1 costs. | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Vinegar | 827 | 23% deficient in Acetic Acid. | .... | .... | Vendor cautioned. | .... | .... |