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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

Bethnal Green 1915

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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three months' imprisonment. He committed Thomas
forthwith for that term unless the money was paid during
the imprisonment.—Thomas was removed in custody.

Table: The following is a summary of legal proceedings, etc., in connection with samples taken for analysis:—

The following is a summary of legal proceedings, etc., in connection with samples taken for analysis:—

No. of Adulterated Samples.Other Offences.No. of Summonses Issued and Cases Pending at 31st Dec., 1914.No. of Convictions or Costs Obtained.No of Cases Dismissed.No of Summonses Withdrawn.No. of Cases Pending at 31st Dec., 1915.
881384462792

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Twenty-one cases were dismissed upon successful
"warranty" defences. In four further cases, the complaint
was dismissed on a variation between the result
of analysis of milk by the Public Analyst and the analyst
at Somerset House—which was not surprising in view of
the fact that the first analyses were made when the milk
was sweet and the second analyses when the samples
were sour and extremely decomposed, and the result had
to be amended or completed by calculation. In two
cases complaints were dismissed that notice of adulteration
was given at the time of purchase.
In seven of the cases withdrawn a conviction was
obtained on another summons in respect of the same
sample. In two cases notice of warranty resulted in
withdrawal upon terms—costs being paid by the
defendants.