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.—Continued.
| 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. 97 | Contained 5 per cent of added water. | .. | .. | Vendor cautioned by order of Public Health Committee. | .. | .. |
| Milk | 119 | Contained 5 per cent, of added water. | Vendor fined £2 Costs, £1 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| do | 120 | Found to be 13 per cent, deficient in fat. | Vendor fined £2 Costs, £1 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| do | 121 | Contained 10 per cent of added water. | Vendor fined £2 Costs, £1 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| do | „ 122 | Found to be 14 per cent, deficient in fat. | Vendor fined £2. Costs, £1 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| do | „ 180 | Found to be 13 per cent, deficient in fat. | Dismissed. | .. | .. | 30th September, 1915. Vendor fined £10, costs £1 1s., for refusal to serve Inspector. | Warranty proved. |
| 1st July, 1918. Fined £10, costs £2 25., for selling milk 10 per cent, deficient in fat. | |||||||
| Plum Jam | „ 530 | Contained 10 per cent, of apple pulp | Dismissed. | .. | .. | .. | Warranty proved. |
| Raspberry Jam | 309 | Contained 40 per cent, of apple pulp. | Dismissed | .. | .. | .. | Nature of article demanded not proved to satisfaction of Magistrate. |
| Vinegar | 339 | Contained 19 per cent, of added water. | Vendor paid costs, £1 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |