Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Sample No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
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19 K | Malt Vinegar | 12 per cent. excessive water and 78 per cent. artificial vinegar | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
20 K | „ .. | 90 per cent. artificial vinegar | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
43 S | „ .. | 90 „ „ „ „ | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
'26 S | Ginger Wine | Salicylic acid 3·64 grs. per pt. | — | — | Withdrawn | ||||
27 S | Orange Wine | „ 3·47 „ | — | — | do. | ||||
32 S | „ .. | „ 3·71 „ | — | — | do. | ||||
23 SY | „ .. | „ 3·67 „ | — | — | do. | ||||
41 S | Raisin Wine | „ 3·83 „ | — | — | Dismissed | ||||
24 SY | „ .. | „ 4·06 „ | — | — | Withdrawn | ||||
38 T | Raspberry Wine | „ 8·31 „ | — | — | do. | ||||
51 P | Butter | 0 5 per cent. excess of water | — | — | Vendor cautioned | ||||
34 A | Milk | 21 percent. milk fat abstracted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
49 H | „ .. | 10 per cent. of added water | — | — | Dismissed. Warranty proved | ||||
54 S | „ .. | 3 ,, abstraction of fat | — | — | Vendor cautioned | ||||
50 T | „ .. | 9 „ „ „ „ | — | — | Dismissed. Warranty proved | ||||
67 K | „ .. | 5 „ „ „ „ | — | — | do. | ||||
74 SY | „ .. | 7 ,, of added water | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | Fined the costs. Warranty unsuccessfully pleaded | ||
86 SY | „ .. | 6 „ „ „ „ | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
72 P | „ .. | 1 „ „ „ „ | — | — | Vendor cautioned. | ||||
74 S | Sausage | Boric acid 25·2 per lb. | — | do. | |||||
Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912. | |||||||||
6 S | Cream | Boric acid 0 078 per cent. or 5·4 grains per lb. No label on receptacle | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | Vendor cautioned |
- | - | ||||||||
5 T | „ .. | Boric acid 0·13 per cent. No label on receptaclele | - | — | do. | ||||
77 S | Milk | Boric acid 0 35 gr. per pint. | — | — | do. | ||||
79 S | „ .. | „ 0·14 gr. ,, | — | — | do. | ||||
68 SY | „ .. | „ 0·87 gr. „ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
53 P | „ .. | „ 1·9 gr. „ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
SUMMARY. | |||||||||
Fines | £48 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
Costs | 28 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 3 | 6 |