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Bermondsey 1924
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1924
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Table VIII.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken
during 1924.
No.
132m
Sample.
Adulteration or Infringement.
False Warranty
Remarks.
Fined 21/-. Costs, 17/6.
Vinegar
Margarine
Wrapper
Fined 5/-. Costs, 5/-.
Dismissed. Warranty pleaded.
148T
140p
Deficient in fat 3.3 per cent.
Shredded Beef Suet
162JF
Deficient in acetic acid 19.7 per cent.
Dismissed on payment of costs,
17/6.
Vinegar
174F
Added water, 15 per cent.
Ordered to pay costs, £2 18s. 6d.
Milk
Fined £5. Costs £2 18s. 6d.
174F
Milk
Added water, 15 percent.
194D
Milk
Deficient in fat, 11 per cent.
Fined £1 2s. od. Costs, 21/-.
194D
Ordered to pay costs, 21/-.
Milk
Deficient in fat, 11 per cent.
Wrapper
106F
Margarine
Dismissed on payment of costs, 10/-.
45F
Wrapper
Margarine
Fined 5/-. Costs, 5/-.
8F
Milk
Added water, 5-9 per cent. Deficient
in fat, 12.0 per cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
12F
Fined 20/-. Costs, 17/6.
Margarine
Wrapper
Deficient in acetic acid, 6.0 per cent.
Fined 10/6. Costs, 17/6.
150F
Vinegar
Dismissed on payment of costs,
21/-.
Deficient in acetic acid, 15.0 percent.
154F
Vinegar
Added water, 4.4 per cent.
20F
Milk
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
SUMMARY.
£ s. d.
Fines 10 3 6
Costs 13 10 0
£23 13 6
Table Vlll.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1924.
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132m | Vinegar | False Warranty | Fined 21/-. Costs, 17/6. |
| 148T | Margarine | Wrapper | Fined 5/-. Costs, 5/-. |
| 140p | Shredded Beef Suet | Deficient in fat 3.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty pleaded. |
| 162JF | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid 19.7 per cent. | Dismissed on payment of costs, 17/6. |
| 174F | Milk | Added water, 15 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, £2 18s. 6d. |
| 174F | Milk | Added water, 15 percent. | Fined £5. Costs £2 18s. 6d. |
| 194D | Milk | Deficient in fat, 11 per cent. | Fined £1 2s. 0d. Costs, 21/-. |
| 194D | Milk | Deficient in fat, 11 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs, 21/-. |
| 106F | Margarine | Wrapper | Dismissed on payment of costs, 10/-. |
| 45F | Margarine | Wrapper | Fined 5/-. Costs, 5/-. |
| 8F | Milk | Added water, 5-9 per cent. Deficient in fat, 12.0 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 12F | Margarine | Wrapper | Fined 20/-. Costs, 17/6. |
| 150F | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 6.0 per cent. | Fined 10/6. Costs, 17/6. |
| 154F | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 15.0 percent. | Dismissed on payment of costs, 21/-. |
| 20F | Milk | Added water, 4.4 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |