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City of London 1920

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920

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Table: CITY OF LONDON.—ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOTREPORTED TO BE GENUINE.

CITY OF LONDON.—ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOTREPORTED 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, ifany, as to previous convictions.Remarks on any point of special interest.
Quarter ending 31st March, 1920.
Butter225 per cent. Foreign Fat...…Vendor cautioned.
* „1150 „ „ „……„ „
* „2090 „ „ „...…„ „
* „2490 „ „ „......„ „
* „4290 „ „ „......„ „
* „5190 „ „ „......„ „
* „7790 „ „ „......„ „
* „9790 „ „ „......„ „
* „10090 „ „ „......„ „
* „10390 „ „ „......„ „
* „11790 „ „ „......„ re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 143.
* „12390 „ „ „......Vendor cautioned.
„14390 „ „„Fined £10 and 17/6 Costs....
* „15390 „ „ „......Vendor re-sampled...Subsequent official sample No. 253 genuine.
* „18290 „ „ „......„ cautioned.
* „22390 „ „ „......„ „
* „27590 „ „ „......„ „
* „27690 „ „ „......„ re-sampled...Subsequent official sample No. 327 genuine.
* „35590 „ „ „......„ cautioned.
* „38090 „ „ „......„ „
* „38190 „ „ „......„ „
*† Milk14A18 „ added Water......„ re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 15.
† „1525 „ „ „Fined £10 and £1 1s.Costs.
*† „33611 „ „ „......Vendor re-sampled...Subsequent official sample No. 339 genuine.
* Potted Lobster1790.48 „ Boric Acid......„ cautioned.
* „ Shrimp1800.80 „ „ „......„ „
*Calomel Oint.30642 „ deficient in Calomel.......„ re-sampled...Subsequent official sample
79.75 „ Semi-solid Mineral Oil.No. 374 genuine.
* „ „346Compounded withParaffin Ointment.......„ cautioned.
* „ „36750 per cent. deficient in Calomel.......„ re-sampled. Same Vendor as No. 388.
„ „38845 „ excess of Calomel.......Vendor cautioned.
Quarter ending 30th June, 1920.
* Butter38990 „ Margarine......Vendor cautioned.
* „41090 „ „......„ „
* „41790 „ „......„ „
* Samples taken informally. † All samples free from boric acid and formalin.