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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 1923
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1923
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TABLE VIII.—PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1923.
No.
Sample.
Adulteration or Infringement.
Remarks.
Margarine
559 H
Wrapper
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6.
582 H
Fined 1/-. Ordered to pay costs, 17/6.
„
Malt Vinegar
„
Deficient in Acetic Acid 42.5 per cent.
6 W
Fined £2 2s. Costs, £2 2s.
7 L
Dripping
„
Water 8.25 per cent.
Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act.
Ordered to pay costs, £2 2s.
Water 26 per cent.
18 F
Fined 21/-. Costs, 17/6.
19 F
Mist. Sod. Sal. (L.I.P.)
Deficient in Sodium Salicylate 27.5
per cent.
Mist. Quin. (L.I.P.)
Fined 40/-. Costs, 21/-.
20 F
Deficient in Quinine Sulphate 16.6
per cent.
68
Fined 7/6.
Mist. Quin. Co. (L.I.P.)
21 M
Deficient in Quinine Sulphate 10.0
per cent.
Mist. Sod. Sal. (L.I.P.)
Fined 7/6.
22 M
Deficient in Sodium Salicylate 57.0
per cent.
Vinegar
Fined 40/-. Costs, 21 /-.
22 L
Deficient in Acetic Acid 9.2 per cent.
Fined 5/-. Costs, 17/6.
25 M
Milk
Deficient in Milk Fat 17.7 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
23 P
Medicine (Prescription)
Deficient in Potassium lodide 76.6
cent.
Margarine
Ordered to pay costs, £2 2s
25 P
Wrapper
Fined 10/-. Costs, 10/-.
47 M
Malt Vinegar
Artificial vinegar containing no Malt
Vinegar
Dripping
„
Fined 10/-.
55 P
Oleic Acid 7.6 per cent.
Fined 20/-. Costs, £1 18s. 6d.
72 D
Oleic Acid 7.3 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6.
61 W
Milk
Deficient in Milk Fat 5.3 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6.
Boric Acid 0.18 per cent.
Dismissed.
64 W
Sponge Cake
69 L
Vinegar
Deficient in Acetic Acid 6.8 per cent.
Fined 2/6.
81 D
Shredded Beef Suet
Rice Starch 25.2 per cent.
Fined 40/-. Costs £2 2s.
69 JF
Malt Vinegar
Deficient in Acetic Acid 9.8 per cent.
Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6.
Milk
85 JF
Added Water 3 per cent.
Dismissed. Costs against Council, £2 2s.
94 D
„
Malt Vinegar
Added Water 8.2 per cent.
Dismissed.
Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act.
94 T
Consisted entirely of Wood Vinegar
Wrapper
111 JF
Margarine
Ordered to pay costs, 10/-.
123 M
Vinegar
Deficient in Acetic Acid 18.2 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved. Summons granted
against manufacturer for False Warranty.
„
False Warranty
Fined 21/-. Costs, 27/6.
132 M
„ (on delivery)
Deficient in Acetic Acid 24. 1 per
cent.
Fined 21/-. Costs, 14/6.
133 M
Vinegar
Deficient in Acetic Acid 27.0 per
cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
148 T
Margarine
Wrapper
Fined 5/-. Costs, 5/-.
140 P
Shredded Beef Suet
3.3 per cent, deficient in fat
Dismissed. Warranty pleaded.
69
SUMMARY.
£
s.
d.
Fines
14
13
6
Costs
21
18
0
36
11
6
Costs given against Council
2
2
0
TABLE VIII.—PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1923.
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 559 H | Margarine | Wrapper | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6. |
| 582 H | „ | „ | Fined 1/-. Ordered to pay costs, 17/6. |
| 6 W | Malt Vinegar | Deficient in Acetic Acid 42.5 per cent. | Fined £2 2s. Costs, £2 2s. |
| 7 L | Dripping | Water 8.25 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. Ordered to pay costs, £2 2s. |
| 18 F | „ | Water 26 per cent. | Fined 21/-. Costs, 17/6. |
| 19 F | Mist. Sod. Sal. (L.I.P.) | Deficient in Sodium Salicylate 27.5 per cent. | Fined 40/-. Costs, 21/-. |
| 20 F | Mist. Quin. (L.I.P.) | Deficient in Quinine Sulphate 16.6 per cent. | Fined 7/6. |
| 21 M | Mist. Quin. Co. (L.I.P.) | Deficient in Quinine Sulphate 10.0 per cent. | Fined 7/6. |
| 22 M | Mist. Sod. Sal. (L.I.P.) | Deficient in Sodium Salicylate 57.0 per cent. | Fined 40/-. Costs, 21 /-. |
| 22 L | Vinegar | Deficient in Acetic Acid 9.2 per cent. | Fined 5/-. Costs, 17/6. |
| 25 M | Milk | Deficient in Milk Fat 17.7 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 23 P | Medicine (Prescription) | Deficient in Potassium lodide 76.6 cent. | Ordered to pay costs, £2 2s |
| 25 P | Margarine | Wrapper | Fined 10/-. Costs, 10/-. |
| 47 M | Malt Vinegar | Artificial vinegar containing no Malt Vinegar | Fined 10/-. |
| 55 P | Dripping | Oleic Acid 7.6 per cent. | Fined 20/-. Costs, £1 18s. 6d. |
| 72 D | „ | Oleic Acid 7.3 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6. |
| 61 W | Milk | Deficient in Milk Fat 5.3 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6. |
| 64 W | Sponge Cake | Boric Acid 0.18 per cent. | Dismissed. |
| 69 L | Vinegar | Deficient in Acetic Acid 6.8 per cent. | Fined 2/6. |
| 81 D | Shredded Beef Suet | Rice Starch 25.2 per cent. | Fined 40/-. Costs £2 2s. |
| 69 JF | Malt Vinegar | Deficient in Acetic Acid 9.8 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. Ordered to pay costs, 17/6. |
| 85 JF | Milk | Added Water 3 per cent. | Dismissed. Costs against Council, £2 2s. |
| 94 D | „ | Added Water 8.2 per cent. | Dismissed. |
| 94 T | Malt Vinegar | Consisted entirely of Wood Vinegar | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. |
| 111 JF | Margarine | Wrapper | Ordered to pay costs, 10/-. |
| 123 M | Vinegar | Deficient in Acetic Acid 18.2 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. Summons granted against manufacturer for False Warranty. |
| 132 M | „ | False Warranty | Fined 21/-. Costs, 27/6. |
| „ (on delivery) | Deficient in Acetic Acid 24. 1 per cent. | Fined 21/-. Costs, 14/6. | |
| 133 M | Vinegar | Deficient in Acetic Acid 27.0 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 148 T | Margarine | Wrapper | Fined 5/-. Costs, 5/-. |
| 140 P | Shredded Beef Suet | 3.3 per cent, deficient in fat | Dismissed. Warranty pleaded. |