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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
Camberwell 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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(3) Thickening Substances.—Thickeners were absent in all samples.
(4) Other observations.—The fat content of the samples purchased from bulk
varied from 49 to 62 per cent.
In a sample of tinned cream, bearing on the tin a statement that the cream
was suitable for invalids, the fat content was as low as 26-4 per cent.
TABLE "H." Summary of Legal Proceedings for the year ending December 31st, 1924.
| Number of Summonses. | Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Summonses under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts* | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| Summonses under the Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations | 8 | – | 19 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Summonses under the Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations | 6 | – | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 14 | 6 | |
* Three Summonses not served.