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Bermondsey 1926
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1926
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PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1926.
Sample
Adulteration or
Infringement
No.
Remarks
311
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
7 per cent.
Dismissed on payment of costs,
17s. 6d.
Deficient in acetic acid,
35.5 per cent.
498
Vinegar
Summons withdrawn.
£2 2s. costs paid by wholesaler
Margarine
Wrapper not marked
Fined 2s. 6d. Costs 17s. 6d.
578
662
Milk
Deficient in fat, 8.3 per
cent.
Fined 40/-. Costs 17s. 6d.
Egg Powder
705
Contained no egg
Fined 20s. Costs 21s.
829
Milk
2 per cent, excess of water
Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d.
867
Milk
2.1 per cent, excess of
water
Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d.
Milk
1.3 per cent, excess of
water
868
Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d.
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
17.5 per cent.
Fined 40s.
61
94
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
7 per cent.
Fined 2s. 6d. Costs 17s. 6d.
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
130
Milk
Deficient in fat, 20 per
cent.
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
14.5 per cent.
Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d.
191
Sponge Cake
Boric acid 0.30 per cent.
Dismissed on payment of
costs, 17s. 6d.
255
337
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
27.0 per cent.
Dismissed on payment of
costs, 17s. 6d.
423
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
27.0 per cent.
Summons withdrawn.
£2 2s. costs paid by wholesaler
428
Milk
Added water, 1.9 per cent.
Fined 40s.
430
Milk
Added water, 1.3 per cent.
Fined 40s.
434
Milk
Added water, 3.2 per cent.
Fined £5
435
Milk
Added water, 1.0 per cent.
Fined 40s.
451
Milk
Added water, 3.3 per cent.
Fined £10. Costs 21s. 6d.
474
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
28.0 per cent.
Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d.
612
Milk
Deficient in fat, 11.0
per cent.
Fined 40s.
SUMMARY.
£ s. d.
Fines 32 15 0
Costs 15 19 0
£48 14 0
PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1926.
| No. | Sample | Adulteration or Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 7 per cent. | Dismissed on payment of costs, 17s. 6d. |
| 498 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 35.5 per cent. | Summons withdrawn. £2 2s. costs paid by wholesaler |
| 578 | Margarine | Wrapper not marked | Fined 2s. 6d. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 662 | Milk | Deficient in fat, 8.3 per cent. | Fined 40/-. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 705 | Egg Powder | Contained no egg | Fined 20s. Costs 21s. |
| 829 | Milk | 2 per cent, excess of water | Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 867 | Milk | 2.1 per cent, excess of water | Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 868 | Milk | 1.3 per cent, excess of water | Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 61 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 17.5 per cent. | Fined 40s. |
| 94 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 7 per cent. | Fined 2s. 6d. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 130 | Milk | Deficient in fat, 20 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 191 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 14.5 per cent. | Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 255 | Sponge Cake | Boric acid 0.30 per cent. | Dismissed on payment of costs, 17s. 6d. |
| 337 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 27.0 per cent. | Dismissed on payment of costs, 17s. 6d. |
| 423 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 27.0 per cent. | Summons withdrawn. £2 2s. costs paid by wholesaler |
| 428 | Milk | Added water, 1.9 per cent. | Fined 40s. |
| 430 | Milk | Added water, 1.3 per cent. | Fined 40s. |
| 434 | Milk | Added water, 3.2 per cent. | Fined £5 |
| 435 | Milk | Added water, 1.0 per cent. | Fined 40s. |
| 451 | Milk | Added water, 3.3 per cent. | Fined £10. Costs 21s. 6d. |
| 474 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 28.0 per cent. | Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 612 | Milk | Deficient in fat, 11.0 per cent. | Fined 40s. |