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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 1937
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1937
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PROSECUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1937.
| No. | Sample | Adulteration or Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | Milk | Selling Milk containing added water to the extent of 1.4 per cent. | Fine £1 Costs £2 2s. |
| 159 | Raspberry Jam | Selling Raspberry Jam containing 18 per cent. Raspberry Fruit and 12 per cent. Apple Fruit | Dismissed. Warranty proved. See Prosecution No. 167 |
| 160 | Lard | Selling Lard to the prejudice of the purchaser | Withdrawn. Conflict of Analysts' Certificates |
| 161a | Milk | Selling Milk containing 1.2 per cent. of added water | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders' Act, 1907, on payment of Costs £7 7s. |
| 161b | „ | Selling Milk containing 0.5 per cent. of added water | |
| 162a | Chipolata Sausages | Selling Chipolata Sausages to the prejudice of the purchaser | Withdrawn. Taken in conjunction with 162b |
| 162b | „ „ | Selling sausages containing preservative without causing same to be labelled to that effect | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders' Act, 1907, on pay ment of Costs £2 |
| 163 | Milk | Selling Milk containing 2.0 per cent, of added water | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders' Act, 1907, on payment of Costs £3 3s. |
| 164 | Vinegar | Selling vinegar deficient in Acetic Acid to the extent of 28.0 per cent. | Fine 1/- Costs £2 2s. |
| 167 | Raspberry Jam | Wilfully giving label with Raspberry Jam which falsely described same | Fine £5 Costs £5 5s. |
| 173 | Vinegar | Selling vinegar deficient in Acetic Acid to the extent of 19.0 per cent. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders' Act, 1907, on payment of Costs £2 2s. |
| 179 | Dark Raw Sugar | Depositing for sale dark raw sugar which was unsound, unwholesome or unfit for food | Fine £20 Costs £52 10s. |
SUMMARY.
£ s. d.
Fines 26 1 0
Costs 76 11 0
Total £102 12 0