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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE "D." ADULTERATED SAMPLES.
| Serial No. | Article | Whether Formal, Informal or Private. | Nature of Adulteration or irregularity. | Observations. | Result of Proceedings or other action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk. | |||||
| 921 | Milk | Formal | Coloured with annato | – | Summons dismissed on payment of £1 1s. costs. |
| 935 | Do. | Do. | 13 per cent, of added water | – | Do. £5 5s. costs. |
| 1015 | Do. | Do. | 93 per cent, fat abstracted | – | Vendor fined £6. |
| 1017 | Do. | Do. | 20 Do. | – | Do. £2. |
| 3 | Do | Do. | 16 Do. | These milks were taken in the course of delivery. Same vendor | Summonses dismissed on payment of £6 6s. costs. |
| 4 | Do. | Do. | 17 Do. | ||
| 5 | Do. | Do. | 20 Do. | ||
| 226 | Do. | Do. | 10 Do. | – | Vendor fined £3 and £2 2s. costs. |
| 318 | Do. | Do. | 5 Do. | – | Caution. Public Health Committee. |
| 420 | Do. | Do. | 16 Do. | – | Summons dismissed on payment of 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 593 | Do . | Do. | 4 per cent, of added water | Same Vendor | Summons withdrawn. |
| 594 | Do | Do. | 10 Do. | Vendor fined £3 and £1 1s. costs. | |
| 731 | Do. | Do. | 16 Do. | – | Vendor ordered one month's hard labour, and name removed from Register of Purveyors of Milk, by order of the Magistrate. (Previous Convictions.) |
| 760 | Do. | Do. | 15 per cent. fat abstracted | – | Summons dismissed on payment of £1 1s. costs. |
| 95 | Do. | Informal | 8 per cent, of added water | Both from same vendor. formal sample No. 935. | |
| 105 | Do. | Do. | 8 Do. | ||
| Margarine. | Tv "ii" TT-.ui. Nt | ||||
| 830 | Margarine | Formal | Article sold in an unstamped wrapper | – | Caution. Public Health Committee. |
| 866 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| 954 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| 1063 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| 33 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| 122 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| 224 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| 290 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| 346 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| 546 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Do. |
| Vinegar and Malt Vinegar. | |||||
| 928 | Vinegar | Do. | 8 per cent, deficient in Acetic Acid | – | Do. |
| 1009 | Malt Vinegar | Do. | 100 per cent, Vinegar other than Malt | – | Do. |
| 70 | Do. | Do. | 12 per cent, deficient in Acetic Acid | – | Do. |
| 196 | Do. | Do. | 15 Do. | – | Do. |
| 350 | Do. | Do. | Vinegar other than Malt | – | Summons dismissed on payment of £2 2s. costs. |
| 519 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Caution. Public Health Committee. |
| 567 | Do. | Do. | Do. | – | Summons dismissed on payment of £1 1s. costs. |
| 722 | Vinegar | Do. | 10 per cent, deficient in Acetic Acid | – | Caution. Public Health Committee. |
| Spirits. | |||||
| 973 | Whisky | Do. | 36.78 degrees under proof | – | Summons dismissed on payment of £1 1s. costs. |
| 256 | Do. | Do. | 58.7 Do. | – | Do. £4 4s. costs. |
| 616 | Gin | Do. | 36.9 Do. | – | Summons withdrawn. Costs paid by defendant, £2 2s. |
| 103 | Whisky | Informal | 36.4 Do. | See formal sample No. 973. | |
| 8 | Do. | Do. | 36.1 Do. | Formal sample not taken, dilution notice exhibited. | |
| 33 | Do. | Do. | 36.4 Do. | Formal sample No. 617. Genuine. | |
| Gin | Do. | 38.4 Do. | Formal sample No. 449. Genuine. | 39 | |
| 43 | Gin | Do. | 36.9 Do. | See Formal sample No. 616. |