Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1930
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PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1930.
| No. | Sample | Adulteration or Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 5.5 per cent. | Dismissed with a caution on payment of 17s. 6d. costs. |
| 142 | Suet, Shredded | (Containingrice flour 19.72 per cent. | Dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| 367 | Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid, 7.o per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act, on payment of 17s. 6d. costs. |
| 428 | Milk | Deficient in milk fat 7.3 per cent. | Dismissed with a caution, and to pay 17s. 6d. costs—first offence. |
| 498 | Milk | Deficient in milk fat, 15.7 per cent. | Dismissed with a caution on on payment of 17s. 6d. costs. |
| 671 | Milk | Deficient in milk fat, 13.0 per cent. | Dismissed on payment of 17s.6d. costs—first offence |
| 990 | Butter | Containing foreign ingredients (Borie acid or compounds thereof expressed as Boric acid) o.l4 per cent equivalent to 9.8 grains per pound. | Summons against Wholesalers withdrawn on payment of £3 3s. costs |
| 29 | Butter | Containing foreign ingredients (Boric acid or compounds thereof expressed as Boric acid) 0.16 per cent equivalent to 11.2 grains per pound. | Summons against wholesalers withdrawn on payment of £3 3s. costs |
| 139 | Milk | Deficient in milk fat, 44.0 per cent. | Fined 40s |
SUMMARY.
| £ | s | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fines | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Costs | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| £12 | 13 | 6 |