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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 1921
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1921
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Table VIII.—Prosecutions in Connection with Samples Taken
during 1921.
No.
Sample.
Adulteration or Infringement.
Remarks.
441H
Deficient in acetic acid 35.5 per cent.
Vinegar
Not served. False name and
address given.
581s
Milk
Added water 7 per cent.
Withdrawn on account of milk
being partly frozen on delivery.
592s
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid 5.5 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
Deficient in acetic acid 8.5 per cent.
590s
Vinegar
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
67H
Butter
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
1.22 per cent, water and 14 grains per
lb. basic acid in excess
86H
Margarine
Wrapper
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
115H
Milk
8 per cent, added water
Ordered to pay costs, £2 2s.
96H
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid 14.5 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
Unable to serve Summons.
Defendant in Ireland.
132s
Butter
0.8 per cent. water in excess
0.9 per cent, water in excess
140s
Butter
Do. do.
134s
131s
130s
139s
138s
192H
174s
241H
270s
304h
390H
416h
445H
431s
Butter
0.9 per cent, water in excess
Do. do.
Butter
0.9 per cent, water in excess
Do. do.
Butter
0.9 per cent, water in excess
Do. do.
Butter
Do. do.
0.82 per cent, water in excess
Butter
Do. do.
1.0 per cent, water in excess
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
Butter
2.5 per cent. water in excess
Milk
Deficient in fat 9 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid 12 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
Milk
Deficient in fat 10 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
Shredded Suet
... ... ... ... ... ...
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
Butter
4.8 per cent. water in excess
Milk
Deficient in milk fat 4.7 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
Milk
Deficient in fat 20 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid 7.9 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, 17/6
Summary.
£ s. d.
Fines —
Costs 11 14 6
£11 14 6
Table VIII.—Prosecutions in Connection with Samples Taken during 1921.
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 441H | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid 35.5 per cent. | Not served. False name and address given. |
| 581s | Milk | Added water 7 per cent. | Withdrawn on account of milk being partly frozen on delivery. |
| 592s | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid 5.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 590s | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid 8.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 67H | Butter | 1.22 per cent, water and 14 grains per lb. basic acid in excess | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 86H | Margarine | Wrapper | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 115H | Milk | 8 per cent, added water | Ordered to pay costs, £2 2s. |
| 96H | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid 14.5 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 132s | Butter | 0.8 per cent. water in excess | Unable to serve Summons. Defendant in Ireland. |
| 140s | Butter | 0.9 per cent, water in excess | Do. do. |
| 134s | Butter | 0.9 per cent, water in excess | Do. do. |
| 131s | Butter | 0.9 per cent, water in excess | Do. do. |
| 130s | Butter | 0.9 per cent, water in excess | Do. do. |
| 139s | Butter | 0.82 per cent, water in excess | Do. do. |
| 138s | Butter | 1.0 per cent, water in excess | Do. do. |
| 192H | Butter | 2.5 per cent. water in excess | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 174s | Milk | Deficient in fat 9 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 241H | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid 12 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 270s | Milk | Deficient in fat 10 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 304h | Shredded Suet | ... ... ... ... ... ... | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 390H | Butter | 4.8 per cent. water in excess | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 416h | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 4.7 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 445H | Milk | Deficient in fat 20 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |
| 431s | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid 7.9 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 17/6 |