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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE "B" SAMPLES ADULTERATED. Etc.
| Serial No. | Article. | Formal, Informal or Private. | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity. | Observations. | Result of proceedings or other Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Pork Sausages | Formal | Sample contained Sulphur Dioxide to the extent of 115 parts per million | No notice to the purchaser of the presence of a preservative. | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 420 | Beef Sausages | Do. | Do. 154 parts per million | Do. | Do. |
| 632 | Do. | Do. | Do. 154 parts per million | Do. | Do. |
| 691 | Do. | Do. | Do. 102 parts per million | Do. | Do. |
| 763 | Do. | Do. | Do. 601 parts per million | These two samples, both supplied by the same wholesale firm. | Summons issued against wholesale firm. Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act, and defendant ordered to pay £5 5s. costs. |
| 775 | Do. | Do. | Do. 455 parts per million | Do. do. No costs. | |
| 808 | Do. | Do. | Do. 280 parts per million | No notice of the presence of a preservative. | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 975 | Do. | Do. | Do. 83 parts per million | Do. | Do. |
| 126 | Milk | Do. | 21 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | – | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act and defendant ordered to pay £1 1s. costs. |
| 156 | Do. | Do. | 6 Do. do. | – | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 205 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 1 per cent. of added water | These two samples supplied by the wholesale firm from whom sample No. 215 was obtained. | Do. |
| 214 | Do. | Do. | Do. do. do. | Do. | |
| 215 | Do. | Do. | Do. do. do. | – | Do. |
| 297 | Do. | Do. | Do. 2 per cent. Do. | – | Do. |
| 301 | Do. | Do. | Do. do. do. | – | Do. |
| 305 | Do. | Do. | Do. 3.6 per cent. Do. | These two samples supplied by the same wholesale firm. | Do. |
| 352 | Do | Do. | Do. 5 per cent. Do. | Do. | |
| 452 | Do. | Do. | 3 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | – | Do. |
| 457 | Do. | Do. | 52 Do. do. | – | Defendant ordered to pay £1 and £1 1s. costs. |
| 501 | Do. | Do. | 5 Do. do. | – | Vendor cautioned. Resolution, Public Health Committee. |
| 510 | Do. | Do. | 11 Do. do. | Previous conviction. | Defendant ordered to pay £4 fine. |
| 514 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 3 per cent. of added water | Do. | Do.£2 10s. fine. |
| 535 | Do. | Do. | 7 per cent. of the original fat abstracted | – | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act, and defendant ordered to pay £1 10s. costs. |
| 570 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 38 per cent. of added water | Two summonses, one against the dairyman and one against the roundsman. | Roundsman ordered to pay £1 10s. fine and £1 1s. costs. Conviction against the dairy firm. No penalty. |