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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
Bermondsey 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1914
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Table XIV.—continued.
No.
Sample.
Adulteration or Infringement.
Result.
Fourth Quarter.
Butter
Margarine 100 per cent.
Fined £5; costs 17/6
220H
Margarine
195S
Unmarked wrapper
Fined 10/-; costs 15/6
252H
Butter i
Boracic Acid Preservatives 14 grs.
excess per lb.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
296H
Butter
Excess of water 1.7 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs 18/-
254S
China Ginger
Contained gums coated with
Crystallized sugar 30 per cent.
Fined £2 ; costs 15/6
298H
Butter
Margarine 50 per cent
Fined £2 ; costs £1 6s. 6d.
Ordered to pay costs 15/6
322H
Margarine
Contained water 17.4 per cent.
340H
Vinegar
Added water 29.5 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs 15/6
Milk
299S
Added water 12.6 per cent.
Fined 10/-; costs 14/6
357H
Vinegar
Added water 28.8 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs 15/6
372H
Vinegar
Added water 11.5 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs 15/6
344H
Vinegar
Added water 10 per cent.
Ordered to pay the costs 15/6
358H
Margarine
Unmarked wrapper
Fined £1; costs 15/6
359H
Margarine
Fined the costs 15/6
Bulk not marked
Ordered to pay the costs 15/6
394H
Vinegar
Added water 41.5 per cent.
Summary.
£ s. d.
Fines 65 9 6
Costs 50 15 0
Total £116 4 6
Table XIV.—continued.
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Quarter. | |||
| 220H | Butter | Margarine 100 per cent. | Fined £5; costs 17/6 |
| 195S | Margarine | Unmarked wrapper | Fined 10/-; costs 15/6 |
| 252H | Butter | Boracic Acid Preservatives 14 grs. excess per lb. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 296H | Butter | Excess of water 1.7 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 18/- |
| 254S | China Ginger | Contained gums coated with Crystallized sugar 30 per cent. | Fined £2 ; costs 15/6 |
| 298H | Butter | Margarine 50 per cent | Fined £2 ; costs £1 6s. 6d. |
| 322H | Margarine | Contained water 17.4 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/6 |
| 340H | Vinegar | Added water 29.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/6 |
| 299S | Milk | Added water 12.6 per cent. | Fined 10/-; costs 14/6 |
| 357H | Vinegar | Added water 28.8 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/6 |
| 372H | Vinegar | Added water 11.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 15/6 |
| 344H | Vinegar | Added water 10 per cent. | Ordered to pay the costs 15/6 |
| 358H | Margarine | Unmarked wrapper | Fined £1; costs 15/6 |
| 359H | Margarine | Bulk not marked | Fined the costs 15/6 |
| 394H | Vinegar | Added water 41.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay the costs 15/6 |