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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.-continued.
| Serial No. | Article. | Whether Formal, Informal or Private. | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity. | Observations. | Result of Proceedings or other Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 842 | Milk | Formal | Sample contained 2.0 per cent, of added water. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |
| 892 | Do. | Do. | 20 per cent, of the original fat of the article abstracted. | – | Simmons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Defendant to pay 10s.6d. costs. |
| 3 | Whisky | Informal | 38.5 degrees under proof. | See Formal Sample No. 60. | – |
| 60 | Do. | Formal | 36.5 degrees under proof. | – | Summons issued, but not served. Unable to trace defendant, |
| 80 | Butter | Do. | Sample contained 1.9 per cent, of excess water. | – | Caution. Resolution of the Public Health Committee. |
| 109 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 1.5 per cent, of excess water. | – | Do. |
| 233 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 0.9 per cent, of excess water. | – | Do. Do. |
| 374 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained 2.o per cent, of excess water. | – | Do. Do. |
| 308 | Beef Sausages | Do. | Sample contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 240 parts per million. | Sold without notice of the presence of a preservative. | Do. Do. |
| 347 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 180 parts per million. | Do. | Do. Do. |
| 388 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 171 parts per million. | Do. | Do. Do. |
| 396 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 98 parts per million. | Do. | Do. Do. |
| 865 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 58 parts per million. | Do. | Do. Do. |
| 887 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 85 parts per million. | Do. | Do. Do. |
| 898 | Do. | Do. | Sample contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 75 parts per million. | Do. | Do. Do. |
| 321 | Wood Vinegar | Do. | Sample deficient in Acetic Acid to the extent of 3*7 per cent, of the amount that should have been present. | – | Do. Do. |
| 512 | Do. | Do. | Sample deficient in Acetic Acid to the extent of 2.7 per cent, of the amount that should have been present. | – | Do. Do. |
| 772 | Do. | Do. | Sample deficient in Acetic Acid to the extent of 2-0 per cent, of the amount that should have been present. | – | Do. Do. |
| 8 | Malt Vinegar | Informal | Sample deficient in Acetic Acid to the extent of 20.0 per cent, of the amount that should have been present. | Same Vendor. Formal Sample No. 603 Genuine | – |
| 12 | Do. | Do. | Sample 100 per cent. Vinegar, other than Malt Vinegar. | – | |
| 324 | Do. | Formal | Sample contained 75 per cent, of Vinegar other than Malt Vinegar. | – | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act, Defendant to pay 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 391 | Do. | Do. | A sample of Vinegar, other than Malt Vinegar. | – | Defendant fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |