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Bermondsey 1927
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1927
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PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1927.
No.
Sample
Adulteration or
Infringement
Remarks
970
Butter
Water, 16.9 per cent.
Summons withdrawn on payment
of £2. 2s. 0d. costs.
173
Margarine
Wrapper not marked
Fined 20s.
310
Milk
Added water, 4.8 per cent.
Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d.
528
Milk
Deficient in fat, 13.0 per
cent.
Fined 20s.
561
Milk
Added water, 5.2 per cent.
Fined 10s. Costs 7s. 6d.
834
Margarine
Wrapper not marked
Fined 2s. 6d. costs 17s. 6d.
12
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
12.5 per cent.
Fined 10s. Costs 17s 6d.
23
Milk
Deficient in fat, 25.3 per
cent.
Dismissed. Warranty proved.
940
Pepper
Containing Ground Ginger
or other plant of the
same natural order, not
less than 3.0 per cent.
Dismissed under Probation of
Offenders Act. To pay costs
17s. 6d.
Pepper
Containing Ground Ginger
or other plant of the
same natural order, not
less than 3.0 per cent.
Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d.
104
147
Beef Sausages
Containing Sulphur dioxide
0.02 per cent.
Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d.
239
Pepper
Containing Cornflour 4.0
per cent.
Ordered to pay costs 17s. 6d.
254
Pepper
Containing Cornflour 4.0
per cent.
Ordered to pay costs 17s. 6d.
274
Vinegar, Malt
Deficient in acetic acid,
32.5 per cent.
Fined 40s. Costs 17s. 6d.
285
Pepper
Containing Cornflour, 4.0
per cent.
Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d.
313
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
5.0 per cent.
Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d.
Vinegar
Deficient in acetic acid,
18.0 per cent.
Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d.
326
SUMMARY.
£ s. d.
Fines 9 2 6
Costs 12 19 6
£22 2 0
PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1927.
| No. | Sample | Adulteration or Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 970 | Butter | Water, 16.9 per cent. | Summons withdrawn on payment of £2. 2s. 0d. costs. |
| 173 | Margarine | Wrapper not marked | Fined 20s. |
| 310 | Milk | Added water, 4.8 per cent. | Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 528 | Milk | Deficient in fat, 13.0 per cent. | Fined 20s. |
| 561 | Milk | Added water, 5.2 per cent. | Fined 10s. Costs 7s. 6d. |
| 834 | Margarine | Wrapper not marked | Fined 2s. 6d. costs 17s. 6d. |
| 12 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 12.5 per cent. | Fined 10s. Costs 17s 6d. |
| 23 | Milk | Deficient in fat, 25.3 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 940 | Pepper | Containing Ground Ginger or other plant of the same natural order, not less than 3.0 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. To pay costs 17s. 6d. |
| 104 | Pepper | Containing Ground Ginger or other plant of the same natural order, not less than 3.0 per cent. | Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 147 | Beef Sausages | Containing Sulphur dioxide 0.02 per cent. | Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 239 | Pepper | Containing Cornflour 4.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 17s. 6d. |
| 254 | Pepper | Containing Cornflour 4.0 per cent. | Ordered to pay costs 17s. 6d. |
| 274 | Vinegar, Malt | Deficient in acetic acid, 32.5 per cent. | Fined 40s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 285 | Pepper | Containing Cornflour, 4.0 per cent. | Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 313 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 5.0 per cent. | Fined 20s. Costs 17s. 6d. |
| 326 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 18.0 per cent. | Fined 10s. Costs 17s. 6d. |