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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Proceedings Taken with regard to Samples Purchased during the year.
Sample No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
24 S | Milk | 5 per cent, abstraction of fat | – | Vendor warned | |||||
18 SY | .. | 1 per cent, added water | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
21 T | .. | 14 per cent, abstraction of fat | – | 1 | 13 | 0 | Dismissed on payment of costs | ||
28 T | .. | 2 per cent added water | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
42 S | Camphorated Oil | Mineral Oil substitued for Olive Oil | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
8 A | Milk | 6 per cent, added water | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
11 A | .. | 3 per cent, abstraction of fat | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
25 H | .. | 1 per cent, added water | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
15 K | .. | 1 | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
17 K | .. | 1 | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
23 P | .. | 3 per cent, abstraction of fat | – | 1 | 11 | 6 | Dismissed on payment of costs | ||
281 | .. | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Vendor warned |
34 S | .. | 1 | – | – | |||||
50 S | Vinegar | 53 per cent, excessive water . | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Master and servant both fined |
Vinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
47 T | .. | 8 | – | – | |||||
71 SY | Coffee | Starch, 1 per cent. | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
23 A | Milk | 17 per cent abstraction of fat | – | – | No proceedings 3rd portion lost (bottle burst) | ||||
39 P | .. | 4 | – | – | Dlismissed Warranty proved | ||||
80 S | .. | 10 1/2 per cent, added water | – | – | Dlismissed Warranty proved | ||||
75 SY | .. | 1 | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
64 | .. | 2 | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
66 T | .. | Boric Acid, 4.02 grains per pint | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
68 T | Vinegar | 3 per cent, excessive water . | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
72 T | .. | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | 0 | Dlismissed on payment of costs | ||
03 S | Butter | 16.9 per cent, foreign fats | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | Dlismissed on payment of costs | ||
65 K | Milk | 1 per cent, added water | – | – | Vendor warned | ||||
104 S | .. | 10 per cent, abstraction of fat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
96 T | .. | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |