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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 1918
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1918
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Table VIII. —Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken
during 1918.
Remarks.
No.
Sample.
Adulteration or Infringement.
FIRST QUARTER.
359H
Milk
Added water 2.5 per cent.
Adjourned sine die
Vinegar
Added water 10.75 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
352S
413H
Vinegar
Added water 24.5 per cent.
Adjourned sine die
Milk
Added water 14.8 per cent.
Dismissed
29H
32H
Milk
Added water 3.5 per cent.
Withdrawn
15H
Vinegar
Added water 22.75 per cent.
Adjourned sine die
401S
Butter
False warranty
Dismissed.
Milk
Deficient in fat 16 per cent.
Fined £10 and 15/6 costs
401S
440S
Milk
Added water 2.6 per cent.
Dismissed.
Milk
Added water 37.4 per cent.
Dismissed.
430S
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
52H
Milk
Added water 18.3 P er cent.
Vinegar
Added water 35.7 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
73H
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
97H
Vinegar
Added water 25.0 per cent.
Margarine
Added water 2.75 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
110H
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
557S
Milk
Deficient in fat 8.0 Per cent.
Milk
Deficient in fat 9.7 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
558S
Added water 1.8 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
529S
Margarine
Milk
Deficient in fat 13.0 percent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
564S
Dismissed.
538
Margarine
Added water 2.6 per cent.
SECOND QUARTER.
Added water 2.2 per cent. and deficient
in milk fat 30.3 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
8S
Milk
157H
Fined 10/- and 15/6 costs
Vinegar
Added water 8.25 per cent.
Bound over under Probation of
Offenders Act
Milk
Added water 2.0 per cent.
528S
Dismissed. Warranty proved
21S
Margarine
Added water 2.1 per cent.
Deficient in fat 5.0 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
25S
Milk
Milk
Deficient in fat 9.0 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
42S
Milk
Added water 10.5 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
49S
51S
Milk
Added water 10 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
Milk
Deficient in fat 6.0 per cent.
Fined 4/6 and 15/6 costs
563S
THIRD QUARTER.
218H
Orange Quinine
Wine
Deficient in Quinine Hydrochloride
14.0 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Dismissed. Warranty proved
297H
Milk
Added water 6.1 per cent.
Added water 14.1 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
136S
Milk
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
Milk
Deficient in fat 9.0 per cent.
357H
94S
Added water 9.7 per cent.
Dismissed.
Vinegar
Ordered to pay costs 2/-
87S
Milk
Deficient in fat 7.0 per cent.
Deficient in fat 6.7 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
106S
Milk
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
170S
Milk
Deficient in fat 10.0 per cent.
Added water 24.5 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
391H
Vinegar
Dismissed under Probation of
Offenders Act, on payment of
costs, 15/6
Milk
Deficient in fat 24.0 per cent.
416H
441H
Added water 9.4 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Vinegar
FOURTH QUARTER.
Milk
Deficient in fat 5.3 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
487H
Dismissed
450H
Milk
Deficient in fat 9.0 per cent.
Malt Vinegar
Added water 75.0 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
471H
Dismissed. Warranty proved
468H
Vinegar
Added water 10.9 per cent.
Deficient in fat 23.0 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
262S
Milk
Dismissed. Warranty proved
226S
Milk
Deficient in fat 6.7 per cent.
Added water 6.5 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
525H
Milk
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
542S
Vinegar
Added water 50.0 p er cent.
552H
Milk
Added water 8.2 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved
Added water 25.8 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
572H
Milk
Ordered to pay costs, 15/6
391S
Milk
Added water 7.8 per cent.
Summary. £ s. d.
Fines 10 14 6
Costs 17 3 0
Total £27 17 6
Table VIII.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1918.
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST QUARTER. | |||
| 359H | Milk | Added water 2.5 per cent. | Adjourned sine die |
| 352S | Vinegar | Added water 10.75 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 413H | Vinegar | Added water 24.5 per cent. | Adjourned sine die |
| 29H | Milk | Added water 14.8 per cent. | Dismissed |
| 32H | Milk | Added water 3.5 per cent. | Withdrawn |
| 15H | Vinegar | Added water 22.75 per cent. | Adjourned sine die |
| 401S | Butter | False warranty | Dismissed. |
| 401S | Milk | Deficient in fat 16 per cent. | Fined £10 and 15/6 costs |
| 440S | Milk | Added water 2.6 per cent. | Dismissed. |
| 430S | Milk | Added water 37.4 per cent. | Dismissed. |
| 52H | Milk | Added water 18.3 Per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 73H | Vinegar | Added water 35.7 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 97H | Vinegar | Added water 25.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 110H | Margarine | Added water 2.75 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 557S | Milk | Deficient in fat 8.0 Per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 558S | Milk | Deficient in fat 9.7 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 529S | Margarine | Added water 1.8 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 564S | Milk | Deficient in fat 13.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 538 | Margarine | Added water 2.6 per cent. | Dismissed. |
| SECOND QUARTER. | |||
| 8S | Milk | Added water 2.2 per cent. and deficient in milk fat 30.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 157H | Vinegar | Added water 8.25 per cent. | Fined 10/- and 15/6 costs |
| 528S | Milk | Added water 2.0 per cent. | Bound over under Probation of Offenders Act |
| 21S | Margarine | Added water 2.1 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 25S | Milk | Deficient in fat 5.0 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 42S | Milk | Deficient in fat 9.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 49S | Milk | Added water 10.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 51S | Milk | Added water 10 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 563S | Milk | Deficient in fat 6.0 per cent. | Fined 4/6 and 15/6 costs |
| THIRD QUARTER. | |||
| 218H | Orange Quinine Wine | Deficient in Quinine Hydrochloride 14.0 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 297H | Milk | Added water 6.1 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 136S | Milk | Added water 14.1 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 357H | Milk | Deficient in fat 9.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 94S | Vinegar | Added water 9.7 per cent. | Dismissed. |
| 87S | Milk | Deficient in fat 7.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 2/- |
| 106S | Milk | Deficient in fat 6.7 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 170S | Milk | Deficient in fat 10.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 391H | Vinegar | Added water 24.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 416H | Milk | Deficient in fat 24.0 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, on payment of costs, 15/6 |
| 441H | Vinegar | Added water 9.4 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| FOURTH QUARTER. | |||
| 487H | Milk | Deficient in fat 5.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 450H | Milk | Deficient in fat 9.0 per cent. | Dismissed |
| 471H | Malt Vinegar | Added water 75.0 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 468H | Vinegar | Added water 10.9 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 262S | Milk | Deficient in fat 23.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 226S | Milk | Deficient in fat 6.7 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 525H | Milk | Added water 6.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 342S | Vinegar | Added water 50.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 552H | Milk | Added water 8.2 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved |
| 572H | Milk | Added water 25.8 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |
| 391S | Milk | Added water 7.8 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 15/6 |