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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
Fulham 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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Action under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The undermentioned samples were purchased for analysis in 1919 :—
| Articles. | No. of Samplestaken Officially | No. Adulterated. | No. of Samples taken Unofficially. | No. Adulterated. | Total Samples. | Total Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 584 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 592 | 64 | 10.8 |
| Milk, skimmed | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Dried Milk | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Butter | ... | ... | 77 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Margarine | ... | ... | 67 | ... | 67 | ... | ... |
| Dripping | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Lard | ... | ... | 34 | ... | 34 | ... | ... |
| Sausage | ... | ... | 29 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 10.4 |
| Sausage (pork) | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Sausage (beef) | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Whiskey | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Bitter Ale | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Malt Vinegar | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 20 | ... | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | ... | ... | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Coffee | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 28 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | ... | ... | 38 | ... | 38 | ... | ... |
| Calomel Ointment | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| White Pepper | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Cayenne Pepper | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... |
| Tinned Salmon | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Camphorated Oil | ... | ... | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 |
| Pickled Onions | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Mustard | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Baking Powder | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Malt Extract | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Dried Milk | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Salad Oil | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... |
| 596 | 60 | 398 | 17 | 994 | 77 | 7.8 |
Prosecutions in respect of adulterated samples were instituted in the following cases :—
| Defendant. | Offence. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Defendant. | Offence. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
| Joseph Hickman, 359, Fulham Palace Road | Selling milk adulterated with 10% of added water | Dismissed. (Warranty proved) | — | — | ||||
| Ditto | Selling milk adulterated with 3% of added water and from which 23% of original fat had been abstracted | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act | — | |||||
| Ditto | Selling milk adulterated with 10% of added water | Dismissed. (Warranty proved) | — | — | ||||