Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Borough during the year 1920
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Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.
| Name of Article. 1 | Identification Number given to the sample. 2 | Result of Analysis. 3 | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. 4 | If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately. 5 | If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample 6 | Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 7 | Remarks on any point of special interest. 8 |
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| Vinegar | No. 4 | Contained 23 per cent of added water. | Vendor paid £1 1s. costs. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| do. | 8 | Contained 25 per cent, of added water. | Vendor paid £1 1s. costs | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Milk | „ 32 | Found to be 10 per cent deficient in fat. | Vendor fined £2 Costs £1 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| do | 45 | Contained 9 per cent, of added water. | Vendor fined £3 3s. Costs £3 3s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| do | „ 47 | Contained 8 per cent, of added water. | Withdrawn by informant. See column 8 | .. | .. | .. | It was proved that this sample was from the same churn as sample No. 45 for which a conviction was obtained the same day. |
| Butter | 505 | Found to be 100 per cent, margarine. | Vendor paid costs, £2 2s. | .. | .. | 6th December, 1917. Vendor was fined £2 in i respect of adulterated vinegar. | .. |
| Milk | „ 522 | Found to be 18 per cent. deficient in fat. | Vendor fined £15. Costs, £5 | .. | .. | 16th July, 1907. Vendor fined £2 for selling butter 16 per cent, deficient in fat | .. |
| 5th December, 1912. | |||||||
| Fined £1, costs £1 35., for selling milk containing 10 per cent, of added water. | |||||||
| 6th April, 1916. | |||||||
| Fined £1, costs £1 1s., for selling milk 5 per cent, deficient in fat. | |||||||
| 15th June, 1916. | |||||||
| Committed for trial at Central Criminal Court on charge of conspiracy in connection with a false warranty. Bound over in sum of £50, and ordered to pay £30 towards cost of prosecution. |