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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 1937
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Milk | Informal | Sample contained 14 per cent, of added water. | See formal Samples Nos. 448 and 449 | – |
| 2 | Do. | Formal | 27 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Defendant to pay £1 Is. costs. |
| 15 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 4 per cent, of added water. | Previously cautioned | Defendant fined £2 and £1 Is. costs. |
| 34 | Do. | 80. | Sample contained 1.3 per cent, of added water. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |
| 87 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 2.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Do. Do. |
| 120 | Do. | Do. | 10 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Defendant fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 232 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 1.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |
| 240 | Do. | Do. | 22 per cent. of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Defendant fined £1. |
| 249 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 1-0 per cent, of added water. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |
| 264 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 1.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Do. Do. |
| 312 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 2.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Do. Do. |
| 313 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 1.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Do. Do. |
| 322 | Do. | Do. | 55 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Defendant fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs, |
| 405 | Do . | Do. | 40 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Defendant fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 448 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 19 per cent, of added water. | Same defendant | Defendant fined £10 and £2 2s. costs. |
| 449 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 20 per cent, of added water. | Previous convictions. | Defendant fined £10. |
| 451 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 1.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |
| 525 | Do. | Do. | 5 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | Previous convictions. | Defendant fined £1 and £1 1s. costs. |
| 526 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 2.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |
| 543 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 2.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Do. Do. |
| 601 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 4.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Defendant to pay £1 Is. costs. |
| 620 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 2-0 per cent, of added water. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |
| 644 | Do. | Do. | 8 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Do. Do. |
| 666 | Do. | Do. | 8 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Defendant fined £1 and £1 1s. costs. |
| 790 | Do. | Do. | 11 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |