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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 1922
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1922
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES
| Name of Article and Identification No. of Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings. | (a) Action taken other than legal proceedings (b) Previous Convictions (if any), (c) Other remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarine 414 | Contained 1¾ per cent, of added water. | – | (a) Vendor cautioned. |
| do. 637 | Contained 2½ per cent, of added water. | Vendor ordered to pay 2s. costs. | (b) 28/7/22—Fined £2 for selling milk 26 per cent, deficient in fat. 28/7/22—Ordered to pay 10s. costs for selling margarine in plain wrapper. |
| (c) At the same hearing defendant was fined in respect of two other offences arising out of this sample. (See page 46). | |||
| Cream 392 | Contained 0.25 per cent, of boric acid (undisclosed). | Proceedings taken under the Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917. (See page 47). | – |
| do. 393 | Contained 0.26 per cent, of boric acid (undisclosed). | do. | – |
| do. 541 | Contained 0.285 per cent, of boric acid (undisclosed). | – | (a) Vendor cautioned. |
| do. 542 | Contained 0.4 per cent, of boric acid (undisclosed). | Proceedings taken under the Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917. (See page 47). | – |
| do. 544 | Contained 0.4 per cent, of boric acid (undisclosed). | do. | – |
| do. 545 | Contained 0.35 per cent, of boric acid (undisclosed). | – | (a) Summons taken out in respect of sample 544 taken from the same vendor. |