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 | Indentification 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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Milk | No. 369 | Found to be 16 per cent, deficient in fat. | Vendor fined £15. Costs, £5 | .. | .. | 10th March, 1916. Vendor fined 18s., costs £1 1s , for selling milk 32 per cent deficient in fat | .. |
5th September, 1917. Fined £10, costs £2 25., for obstructing Inspector in the course of his duties. | |||||||
14th March, 1918. Fined £18, costs £2, for selling milk 12 per cent, deficient in fat. | |||||||
Milk | 394 | Contained 5 per cent, of added water. | .. | .. | No prosecution in view of warning notice to purchaser exhibited in shop. | .. | .. |
Raspberry Jam | „ 461 | Contained 50 per cent apple pulp. | .. | .. | No action taken in consequence of nature of article demanded being in doubt. | .. | .. |
Milk | „ 488 | Contained 8½ per cent, of added water. | Vendor fined £40. Costs £10. | .. | .. | 15 April, 1920. Vendor fined £2, costs £1 Is., on each of four summonses for selling milk deficient in fat. | .. |
do | 513 | Found to be 16 per cent deficient in fat. | Vendor fined £1. Costs, £1 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Vinegar | „ 538 | Contained 15 per cent, of added water. | Vendor fined £1. Costs, £1 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
do. | „ 548 | Contained 10 per cent of added water. | Vendor fined £2. Costs, £2 2s. | .. | .. | Bth May, 1913. Vendor fined 10s., costs 12s. 6d., for selling glycerine containing 35 per cent, sugar. | .. |
4th August, 1913. Fined 55., costs 12s. 6d., for selling vinegar 55 per cent, deficient in acetic acid. | |||||||
0 | 567 | Contained 17 per cent, of added water. | Vendor fined £5 Costs, £2 2s. | .. | .. | .. | .. |