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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE "B" SAMPLES ADULTERATED, Etc.
| Serial No. | Article. | Whether Formal, Informal or Private. | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity. | Observations. | Result of Proceedings, or other Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Milk | Informal | Article contained 9 per cent, of added water. | – | |
| 75 | Do. | Do. | Do. do. 3 per cent. do. do. | – | |
| 6 | Do. | Formal | 39 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | – | Fined £3. Costs £1 1s. |
| 109 | Do. | Do. | 20 Do. do. | – | Caution. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 152 | Do. | Do. | Article contained 8 per cent, of added water | – | Fined £4. Costs £2 |
| 378 | Do. | Do. | 8 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | – | Fined £1. Costs 10s. 6d. |
| 594 | Do. | Do. | Article contained 4 per cent, of added water | Caution. Resolution, Public Health Committee. | |
| 789 | Do. | Do. | 27 per cent, of the original fat abstracted | – | Fined 10s. Costs £1 1s. |
| 807 | Do. | Do. | 6 Do. do. | – | Fined 10s. Costs £1 1s. |
| 863 | Do. | Do. | 13 Do. do. | – | Defendant ordered to pay £1 1s. costs. |
| 180 | Malt Vinegar | Do. | A sample of Vinegar, other than Malt Vinegar | – | Caution. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 422 | Do. | Do. | Do. do. do. | – | Summons dismissed. £3 3s. costs against Council. |
| 525 | Do. | Do. | Do. do. do. | – | Fined £1 10s. Costs £1 1s. |
| 893 | Vinegar | Do. | Article deficient in Acetic Acid to the extent of 11 per cent. | – | Caution. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 84 | Whisky | Informal | Article 36.9 degrees under proof | Formal sample genuine. | Caution. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 23 | Do. | Formal | Article 36-6 Do. do. | – | Fined £2. Costs £1 Is. |
| 58 | Do. | Do. | Article 43 Do. do. | – | Fined £5. Costs £5 5s. |
| 63 | Tincture of lodine | Informal | Article 8 per cent, deficient in Iodine | – | |
| 468 | Do. | Formal | Article 3 per cent. Do. do. | – | Caution. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 828 | Beef Sausages | Do. | Article contained Sulphur Dioxide to the extent of 110 parts per million | Article sold without notice of the presence of preservative. | Do. |
| 82 | Lard | Informal | Article contained not less than 23 per cent. of fat foreign to genuine Lard | – | |
| 846 | Do. | Formal | Do. do. do. | – | Fined £1. Costs £1 1s. |
| 34 | Gregory Powder | Informal | Article consisted of 100 per cent. Compound Liquorice Powder | Unable to obtain formal sample, Stock all sold. |