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Camberwell 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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TABLE "B" SAMPLES ADULTERATED, Etc.
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82
83

TABLE "C" Percentage of Adulteration of Formal Samples during the past five years:-

Year.19321933193419351936
Percentage of Adulteration2.302.441.803.642.66

Observations.
Whether
Formal,
Informal or
Private.
Nature of Adulteration or
Irregularity.
Result of Proceedings or other Action taken.
Article contained 1 per cent, of added
water.
8
Milk
Formal
Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee.
Do.
48 per cent, of the original fat
abstracted.
-
Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs.
41
Do
Do.
Do.
Article contained 1 per cent, of added
water.
-
Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee.
52
Article contained 0.8 per cent, of
added water.
Do
Do.
-
69
Do. Do.
4 per cent, of the original fat abstracted.
Do.
Do.
-
99
Do. Do.
11 per cent. of the original fat
abstracted.
-
139
Do.
Do.
Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs.
-
Article contained 1.3 per cent. of
added water.
149
Do.
Do.
Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee.
Do.
Article contained 2.0 per cent, of
added water.
204
Do.
-
Do.
Do.
Article contained 3.3 per cent, of
added water.
-
343
Do.
Do.
12 per cent, of the original fat
abstracted.
-
530
Do.
Do.
Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs.
Do.
Article contained 1.1 per cent, of
added water.
Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee.
717
Do.
-
Do.
Do.
Article contained 1.0 per cent, of
added water.
-
972
Do. Do.
Deficient in Acetic Acid to the
extent of 11 per cent.
Vinegar
Do.
Do. Do.
134
-
A sample of Vinegar, other than
Malt Vinegar.
-
Malt Vinegar
Do.
Do. Do.
185
Do. Do.
-
191
Do.
Do.
Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs.
Sample deficient in Acetic Acid to the
extent of 8 per cent.
197
Do.
Do.
-
Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee.
Do.
Sample deficient in Acetic Acid to the
extent of 31 per cent.
-
531
Do.
Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs.
Raspberry Jam
Do.
Article contained excess of 39 parts
per million of Sulphur Dioxide.
Proceedings taken
against the wholesale
firm.
163
Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Defendant to pay 21s. costs.
Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Defendant to pay 21s. costs.
Do.
Do.
Article contained excess of 45 parts
per million of Sulphur Dioxide.
202
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TABLE "D" Percentage of Adulteration of Formal Samples of milk during the past five years:—

Year.19321933193419351936
Percentage of Adulteration0.981.571.423.622.09